East-Central Argentina (Santa Fe / Entre Rios apiculture region): apiaries and staging yards
Varroa mite alcohol-wash (or sugar-roll) colony screen — East-Central Argentina.
Sample about 300 bees for a Varroa mite wash count across east-central Argentina's apiaries. Read all of it
Not funded yet. Settles as earned credit, $145 proposed.
Proof it takes, the deadline, the level
- ProofSample method recorded, alcohol wash or sugar roll + Mites per 100 bees calculated, dated with colony ID + Post-treatment monitoring and woodenware disinfection status recorded + Compared to current seasonal threshold guidance + Treatment decisions routed out, never made here
- Open until2026-11-23
- Levelskilled
All of it: the words, the place, the proof
Sample about 300 bees for a Varroa mite wash count across east-central Argentina's apiaries. Argentina is one of the world's largest honey exporters, and Varroa destructor is the single most damaging pathogen its beekeepers face, yet a region-specific study found the everyday management choices that lower infestation risk are still not universal practice.
Offer to pay $145. The receipt lands onchain once the proof is approved.
Safety, read before you claim
This is colony-level population monitoring only, and it never selects a miticide product, dose, or treatment timing. Never wash the queen: confirm she is set aside before sampling.
The full safety list for this job:
- Treatment stays under label law plus SENASA (Argentina's national agricultural health and food-safety service) or INTA extension guidance, never a packet-issued prescription.
- This region's own risk-factor study found queen-replacement rate and feeding practice associated with infestation risk; recorded as coaching context only, never a substitute for the wash count itself.
- Record findings to inform the keeper's own biosecurity practice, never as a directive to a neighboring operation.
How this work is done
How this work is done
A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.
Bring
- wide-mouth jar with mesh lid (alcohol wash)
- isopropyl alcohol or windshield-washer fluid
- powdered sugar (for the sugar-roll alternative)
- 1/2-cup measuring scoop
- white tray or plate for counting mites
- notebook or data sheet
- camera
Steps
- 1. Open the hive and confirm the queen is located and set aside safely before sampling; never wash the queen.
- 2. Select an open-brood frame from the brood nest, since young nurse bees on open brood carry the most representative phoretic mite load.
- 3. Shake or brush bees from the frame into a container, then measure a level half-cup (about 300 bees) into the wash jar.
- 4. For the alcohol wash, add alcohol or windshield-washer fluid to cover the bees, shake vigorously for 60 seconds, then pour the liquid through the mesh lid onto a white tray and count the dislodged mites.
- 5. For the sugar-roll alternative on colonies too small to spare a lethal sample, add two tablespoons of powdered sugar to the jar, roll and shake for 60 seconds, shake the sugar through the mesh onto a white surface, count the mites, and return the bees to the hive alive.
- 6. Record the mite count and calculate mites per 100 bees from the ~300-bee sample.
- 7. Compare the mites-per-100-bees result to the Coalition's current seasonal action-threshold guidance and the Varroa Management Decision Tool, recording the comparison as a flag only.
- 8. Record colony ID, date, and wash method used, and log the result against the colony's prior mite-count rounds to show a trend.
- 9. Photograph the sample and the mesh/tray count for the record.
What counts as done
- Sample drawn from an open-brood frame with the queen confirmed set aside first; wash method (alcohol or sugar roll) recorded
- ~300-bee (level 1/2-cup) sample counted and mites-per-100-bees calculated, dated with colony ID
- Post-treatment monitoring status and hive woodenware disinfection status recorded, since this region's own risk-factor study found both associated with infestation risk
- Result compared to the Coalition's current seasonal threshold guidance, recorded as a flag only
- Any treatment decision routed to SENASA, INTA extension, or a local veterinarian/apiculture technician, never made from this packet
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