Hello Dee and All, Mr Barry Birkey has posted a site for all 49ers now to post > pictures of their bees chewing out varroa mites in the > purple-eye stage and beekeepers are starting to post who > have a camera. Unfortunately many don't have cameras who > are replicating the phenomona. I guess I will not be seeing the above phenomona with the SMR line because varroa does not reproduce in SMR bees cells. No need to chew out varroa in the purple-eye stage. I am glad to hear of your and other 49ers success! Please keep the list posted! Sincerely, Bob Ps. Is not using SMR queens and no chemicals natural varroa control Barry? ______________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger > http://im.yahoo.com