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 **************************************************** * General Information About BEE-L is available at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/default.htm * ****************************************************