On 26 Mar 97 at 21:11, Michael Lance High Sr. wrote: A greeting to all
upon my return...
 
> for a radius of many miles. I also seem to be the only bee-keeper for
> many miles around. This means no chance of re-infection, since these
> swarms were purchased last spring and certified mite free. I'm not sure
> there are NO mites present, but the fact all swarms lived indicates this,
> since all my other colonies for the past 2 years were decimated. I may
> have the swarms checked for mites later in the season and if there ARE
> mites present, it means I am the happy owner of 4 resistant colonies.
> This gives me some hope, either way that this thing can be just another
> nightmare in the past of all bee-keepers...
 
I hate to burst anyones bubble, in fact I pray that you may be right in
your assumptions.
        It is more likely that the mites haven't built to such numbers to cause
economic problems, especially as there is little or no chance of extra
infection from feral hives.
        Question? Has any of the assaying methods been applied to the hives
recently?
 
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