> '... the ability of a host to limit parasite burden...' *
This is exactly what I meant: The brood has no such "ability." Mite reproduction is also limited if there is NO brood. The fact that mites don't reproduce on certain brood may be of benefit but there is no reason to suppose it's anything more than an anomaly of some sort.
PLB
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