With TM in the south they die in the Fall and very early spring. Also
the queens that were tested for TM by the Lab came from Breeders all
over the country not just LA.
>
> Could it be that most commercially reared queens come from the south
> where they don't have much of a winter to help with selection. Will
> these colonies with 20% TM infestation die? They surely would here.
> Mike
>
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