Subject: [BEE-L] News from Australia


> http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/mutant-mite-may-threaten-bee-industry-20090609-c1wc.html

Yawn!

I will see what I can find out about the mutant Varroa jacobsoni ( not to be 
confused with varroa destructor) . True varroa entering Australia would 
cause Australian beekeepers to change the way they keep bees but doubt would 
really be a big issue.

Unlike when varroa entered Europe and the Americas most Australian 
beekeepers are vary familiar with methods used around the world to control 
vaaroa.

For those new beekeepers on BEE-L

 ALL the worlds researchers thought varroa J. was the varroa mite killing 
the worlds hives until Denis Anderson ( Australia) discovered (and named) 
varroa destructor and found varroa J. posed no threat to honey bees.

The discovery embarrassed many of the worlds bee researchers.

I will see what Denis Anderson has to say about the so called mutant Varroa 
J.

Regardless the same methods will control Varroa D.& mutant Varroa J.

Bob

Thinking the only good varroa mite is a dead varroa mite 

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