"The treatment free crowd, as we know, creates a reservoir for varroa to thrive and re-infest healthy colonies." What is meant here by "treatment free"? Doing nothing at all? Because that "crowd" is pretty small here in Ithaca, New York. People invest a lot of $$ in their bees...and the ones I know, who all belong to bee clubs or the state beekeeping association, are very anxious to maintain the health of their bees, and they are actively managing their colonies. I worry this thread is devolving (yet again) into the realm of "professionals know better" vs. "hobbyists are threats" fiction that I vigorously protest. Christina *********************************************** 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