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4 <br /> Rank of the factor(s)that have the biggest impact on the health of the respondents' colonies from III <br /> 1 (most important)to 10 (least important). Respondents could rank any number of the factors and a <br /> factor could be chosen only once. Varroa mites were ranked first the most frequently, followed by queens. <br /> The primary written responses for the "Other"category were "winter" and "weather."Additional written <br /> responses included: error, inexperience, cold snaps, robbing, small hive beetle, non-stop pesticide sprays, <br /> starvation, personal stress, territorial beekeepers, and viruses. <br /> Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 <br /> Queens 73 47 36 13 8 3 2 0 0 0 <br /> Varroa mites 116 64 17 10 2 4 0 1 0 0 <br /> Lack of nectar sources 14 19 25 14 5 10 5 5 0 0 <br /> Lack of pollen sources 1 18 14 11 17 7 8 5 1 0 <br /> Pesticides 14 35 40 20 16 8 4 3 0 0 <br /> Brood disesase 4 16 22 21 11 9 10 1 0 0 <br /> Nosema 1 5 8 11 10 9 15 7 1 0 0 <br /> Predator(e.g. bear, yellow jackets) 9 9 8 11 7 6 5 20 5 1 <br /> Don't know 14 9 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 <br /> Other, please indicate 16 11 4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 <br /> University of Minnesota support. How well the respondents reported that the University of Minnesota <br /> supports beekeepers in their county. No trends were found for different counties or regions. <br /> 33% <br /> 23% 22% <br /> 17% <br /> 5% <br /> Very well Well Some Very litte Unknown or not <br /> applicable <br />