randy wrote:

>> I feel that any good breeding program should work in conjunction with the
processes of natural selection that has created the constantly evolving
honey bee genome(s).

A friend of mine just sent me this:

> Finally found that June issue of ABJ and read your article.  You said it
would take 5 to 7 years to develop mite-resistant bees.  It took me around
ten years if you count the time that I was using apistan regularly and still
having losses.  I only ever used one strip per hive, 1/2 the recommended
dosage.  From '98 to 2003 I got more irregular with using apistan.  By 2003
I realized that I didn't really need to use the stuff.

pb

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