... within a 5-mile radius of Hilo Bay. " If true, the square miles...within a 5-mile radius of Hilo Bay" is much more extensive than...alludes strictly to that area of Hilo Bay where the ships visit/tie...for the varroa mite appearing in Hilo been established at this point? ... itself does not go to Hilo? Maybe a nerfarious auto on the... mite made its way to Hilo? [Alvin - Did I not correctly ...

... at google <m.pur...@jach.hawaii.edu> wrote: Actually, I talked to the Dept. of Ag. yesterday, and I have a bit of an update: they have so far no more mites found other than those really close to Hilo Bay, and I got to see a map with a lot of dots on it, each one representing a tested hive or hives, all without mites. I'll get a 'sticky board' for testing on Monday, but the tip ...

... suspect certain pesticides that are being misused. Actually, I talked to the Dept. of Ag. yesterday, and I have a bit of an update: they have so far no more mites found other than those really close to Hilo Bay, and I got to see a map with a lot of dots on it, each one representing a tested hive or hives, all without mites. I'll get a 'sticky board' for testing on Monday, but the tip ...

... Varroa destructor mites were detected today infesting honey bees caught in a sentinel swarm trap deployed by the HDOA at the Hilo Seaside Hotel near the center of Hilo town on the island of Hawai`i. It would help if they published some information how to check one's own hive(s), and/or where ...

... infesting honey bees caught in a sentinel swarm trap deployed by the HDOA at the Hilo Seaside Hotel near the center of Hilo town on the island of Hawai`i. This hotel is located almost equidistant from the Hilo International airport and the port of Hilo. The HDOA is now evaluating the situation, increasing their local surveillance and will make a determination soon as to ...

...see some local attractions?  Maui has a bus system... but I don't know how conducive it is to the  cruise ship schedule.  http://www.co.maui.hi.us/bus/ Hilo too, but again, not sure how conducive it is to... well, anything.http://www.hawaii-county.com/mass_transit/heleonbus.html --http://ChocoLocate.com/- The Chocolate Lovers' Page, established 1994. Thank you for ...

Took advantage of the $19 "Go! Special" and flew Aloha over to visit a friend who lives in Hilo a few weekends ago. Won't say who, of course. He took me up to see this (didn't pass out): <http://www.keckobservatory.org/> And at least once a day we ate here (Yum!): <http://danbirchall.multiply.com/reviews/item/5> (To all those people waiting in line on Sunday Morning who ...

On Tue, 16 Sep 2008, chris@tacomamail.com wrote: Hi Maren and Hawaiian Beekeepers, I got out of beekeeping just as the trechea mite hit. I stayed out for the whole big mess that the indisutry went through with the mites. I started again in 2006 at 4000 feet in the Okanogan of Washington State. I did a lot of note checking with some who went through the chemical ...

On Sep 8, 10:45 am, Maren at google <m.pur...@jach.hawaii.edu> wrote: On Sep 7, 3:10 pm, al Guacamole <a...@lava.net> wrote: On Sep 7, 5:40 am, Maren at google <m.pur...@jach.hawaii.edu> wrote: Hi Maren.... If HDOA didn't warn you, then be advised if you use a scent to get the bees attracted to the sticky board, then you shouldn't be getting the scent on yourself. In fact,...

...... This thread has spread around. I responded to this in another location, but I'll also pass along here that I get my coffee from Sharky's in Mountain View, south of Hilo. They sell their coffee over the internet (http://www.sharkyscoffee.com/) for $11 a pound and my opinion is that it's every bit as good as the more expensive Kona variety. ...