>Are there known effects of sub-lethal doses on the raising of queens and > the willingness of colonies to start and maintain cells? > The short answer is "yes." I suspect that this is much more of a problem, especially in synergy with beekeeper-applied miticides, than is commonly considered. -- Randy Oliver Grass Valley, CA www.ScientificBeekeeping.com *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm