Peter Edwards wrote: > > >> sacbrood > > by breeding from survivors they are now back to full strength. > Lesson for us all there. Not really sure what the lesson is since scabrood does disappear with the season and re-queening. It could have been the specific conditions in the country at the time and little to do with the survivors. This is one of those things, not unlike CCD, where you can come to incorrect conclusions based on assumed cause and effect. Bill Truesdell Bath, Maine ****************************************************** * Full guidelines for BEE-L posting are at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm * ******************************************************