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Subject:	Re: WSU Researchers Trace Sources of Bee Colony Collapse Disorder
From:	Bill T <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Tue, 4 Aug 2009 09:20:31 -0400
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> After working for years with the Russian bee I have written I believe the
> missing link *might* be that certain bees and possibly races seem unaffected
> by the various virus vectored by the varroa. PMS (parasitic mite syndrome)
> was almost non existent in my Russian bees regardless of the varroa load. A
> similar  varroa load would produce PMS in my Italian bees.


Great observation, Bob. If correct, it does explain a lot.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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