>
> >Does this still hold true in all cases when the parasite reproduction
> depends on the hosts reproduction?


Varroa repro is limited as the mite: brood ratio increases to a high level.
 Not sure if this would apply under circumstances in which a beekeeper
normally keeps mite infestation rate to a fairly low level, as most US
beekeepers (based upon most recent survey) do.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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