Hi Baker, totally agree with that bit of information on mite checks. I do an oa treatment to determine if there are mites in the hive. I haven't done an alcohol wash, I just don't see the reason to kill 1 cup of bees or 300 bees to check for mites. When I do an oa treatment it's just for mite count.
But what I was so aghast at was how transmittable DWV is!
I'm new to Formic Pro, but this is a case where I have to get the mites out of the capped brood, so I'm going FP with both hives in town.