NEWCASTLE — The Knox Lincoln County Beekeepers group plans to host a honey bee presentation at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at Lincoln Academy in the ATEC building, 81 Academy Hill Road.

Chris Rogers, a Maine master beekeeper, plans to present a talk on how backyard hobby beekeepers can test and effectively treat to control the Varroa Destructor mite.

Approximately 95% of honey colony losses are due to Varroa, per a state survey conducted by State Apiarist Jennifer Lund, according to a news release from the organization.

It is important that all beekeepers keep their mite population under control to avoid spreading this parasite to other honey bee colonies within foraging range. There are two new mite treatments on the market and allowed in Maine: VarroxSan and Ez-Ox tablets.

For more information or to register, visit klcbee.com.

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