34) Krispn Given (US)
from Breeding the Honeybee Hosted by Brent Nixon
Krispn is an Apiculture Specialist at Purdue University’s Department of Entomology in West Lafayette Indiana USA. He runs a program breeding mite biting bees. Krispn is also the co-owner of a company that produces high quality instrumental insemination equipment made in the US. Apis Engineering's Website Krispn's profile at Purdue University Join the podcast Facebook community group - This is a great place to comment on the episode, share some of your own tips or just say hi! Podcast proudly brought to you by Brent Nixon at Nixon Queen Bees (Ballarat VIC, Australia) https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/ Episode Music https://audionautix.com/
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- 0:42 Microscope work
- 1:40 Mite Biters
- 4:17 VSH
- 7:34 Growth of mite biting behaviour in the research colonies
- 9:06 How to assess a colony as a mite biter
- 12:50 Treatments
- 14:50 How to become involved in the mite biter program
- 17:00 Apis Engineering
- 19:50 Queen station and micro station
- 20:39 Insemination training
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