June 1st, 2020: Varroa Mites

David McLeod is an Alabama native that got his start in bees at the age of thirteen, not quite forty years ago. He’s of the pre-trachea and varroa generation. Currently he’s the president of Potato Creek Beekeepers Club and his day job is chief cook and bottle washer Georgia Wildlife Services, Inc and among the many wildlife control services he offers is bee and stinging insect removal from structures and trees. He’s also a former president of Henry County Beekeepers Association and is active in both clubs in teaching and community outreach.