Northeast Region Management Survey Reports 2012-2013

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The Northeast region includes Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Significant differences in losses where found between respondents for the following reports within this region.

Control Product

• Varroa Mite Control Product Use (Northeast)
• Varroa Mite Control Product Use By Product (Northeast)
• Amitraz Use (Northeast)
• Api LifeVar Use (Northeast)
• ApiGuard Use (Northeast)
• Formic Acid Use (Northeast)
• Oxalic Acid Use (Northeast)

Feeding

• Carbohydrate Feed Use (Northeast)

Honey and Placement

• Pollination Colonies (Northeast)
• Pollination of Various Crops (Northeast)

IPM Usage

• Drone Brood Removal Use (Northeast)
• Screen Bottom Board Use (Northeast)
• Average Brood Comb Age (Northeast)

Winter Preparation and Queens

• Single Stock (Northeast)
• Queen Replacement by Queen Source Origin (Northeast)
• Proportion of Operation Derived from Packages (Northeast)
• Started or Obtained New Colonies by Method (Northeast)
• Simple Single Stock (Northeast)