UBeeO™ Testing Service
$80.00
UBeeO™ is a new tool designed to accurately predict a colony’s ability to self-manage mites and disease through hygienic behaviour – a vital aspect of colony health.
How it works:
The UBeeO™ mix contains naturally occurring brood pheromones. To test a colony’s sensitivity, you firstly need to count the amount of capped brood in the test area, then the UBeeO™ mix is sprayed on to a small area of capped brood. The colony’s hygienic response to the treated brood cells after two hours indicates its ability to resist mites and disease throughout the season. Brood that is stressed by mites, viruses, or other diseases emit special pheromones through the wax cap. Patrolling nurses detect the pheromones and locate the unhealthy brood for further inspection. After two hours, the uncapped brood in the test area is counted. The first count, and the second count are added to the score sheet which calculates the final colony score.
Low UBeeO™ Scores:
0-39%
Medium UBeeO™ Scores:
40-59%
High UBeeO™ Scores:
60-100%
Hygienic behaviour is a heritable trait that beekeepers can selectively breed for. Colonies that are more hygienic are more sensitive to unhealthy brood pheromones, and thus more resistant to mites and disease. UBeeO™ can guide you in improving apiary management through achieving and maintaining mite and disease resistance:
* Improve colony health – Reduce disease loads and increase overwintering success with queens bred to self-manage mites and disease.
*Select desirable traits with precision – Produce breeder queens, drone stock, and splits from top performing, mite and disease resistant colonies.
*Reduce operating costs – Maximise cost saving potential by reducing the need for mite treatments and preventing overwintering losses.
*Reduce time and labour input – Streamline management and selective breeding processes with simple UBeeO™ application and rapid same-day results.
*Increase customer satisfaction – Improve customer success and ensure queen quality by verifying mite and disease resistance of daughter queens.
*Plan out mite management, migratory pollination, mating yard layout, and winter preparation earlier in the season.
Our team come to you, and your hives in order to perform this test. For this reason we will also add additional travel fees on top of this order. Travel fees are calculated and dependant on where your hives are located. Please reach out to our team with any questions.
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