> The SMR bees do not exist.  The trait was explained by Ibrahim and Spivak
> as hygienic behavior. The belief was that the bees somehow had the ability
> to cause infertility of mites and suppressed mite reproduction, hence the
> acronym SMR. But research has shown that it was the hygienic trait being
> expressed.

Well, again, it is not that simple.  I think that I wrote about it here some
time back... here it is!

http://listserv.albany.edu:8080/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0501C&L=bee-l&P=R429

Add to that Bob's recent comments, plus leave some room for what we do not
yet know.

(SMR=HYG)=False

allen

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