Hi Bob & All, Could you please tell me what a researcher would do to even out the varroa load in a test such as this one with out using OA or something that would contaminate the wax or neurologically damage bees and queens? I thought this was a three season test which was started 2002 and went until 2004? that's 2002, a winter, 2003, a winter, and then 2004, with some data in 2005 also. . .. Keith Malone, Chugiak, Alaska USA, http://www.cer.org/, c(((([ , Apiarian, http://takeoff.to/alaskahoney/, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/akbeekeepers/ , http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Norlandbeekeepers/ , http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ApiarianBreedersGuild/ -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l for rules, FAQ and other info ---