>>I said in an earlier post to Mark that AHB genetics *could cause* a 
large scale absconding but not a hypothesis I personally buy into as 
the reason for last years CCD.

Have they seen absconding swarms in CCD yards with suspected AHB?  In 
those cases, have they seen a lack of robbing by other bees or a 
reluctance by wax moths or SHBs to enter the abondoned hives?

Waldemar

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