> Peter Borst wrote:
> >>>>It may also be due to inbreeding. Mites tend to inbreed anyway<<<<
I do not know about mites in general, but for varroa is it not more 'tend'
to inbreed? In a recent lecture Dr Stephen Martin told that mites are
clonal, i.e. all varroa destructor are genetically identical.
Best wishes
Peter Edwards
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