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Subject:	Re: Prospects, challenges and perspectives in harnessing natural selection to solve the 'varroa problem' of honey bees
From:	Bill Hesbach <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Sat, 20 May 2023 13:02:43 -0400
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It seems logical that selective breeding and natural selection should have an equal footing to achieve a desired trait. But our current efforts at  breeding don't seem capable of fixing a trait, and it may be a long time until we understand all the variables involved that would make it possible. Maybe insemination can provide an alternative shortcut, but currently, insemination gets almost immediately erased with polyandrous mating.  I'm resolved that in my lifetime, controlling varroa is the best I'll be able to do.

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