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Re: PCR Primers for Africanized bees?
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randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 24 Nov 2016 07:55:07 -0800
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> >A mite tolerant European bee that acts like a mite tolerant African bee
> is of little commercial use seems to me.
>

There are various traits that bees can use for tolerance to varroa.  Small
colony size and swarming are some of them.  But I'm far more interesting in
*resistance* rather than tolerance.  Traits for resistance are not linked
to what we consider as negative behaviors.  I've kept strongly
mite-resistant colonies that are strong, gentle, and productive.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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