> > >There was no evidence presented to indicate that the health of the bees > differed. It was only an opinion voiced as a possible explanation for why > the German bees fared better, along with the alternate possibility that > nutrition from surrounding habitats varied in favor of the German bees. Christina, with the greatest respect, I don't understand why you again are making a claim without first reading the supplemental materials to the papers. It was not an "opinion"--the researchers' data clearly show high varroa levels in the colonies in the UK going into winter. I'm not saying that the above fact nullifies the researchers' findings, but rather that none of us should be making statements that are clearly factually incorrect. -- 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