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> Just for the record, three major kinds of symbiosis are parasitism,
> mutualism, and commensalism. So stating that parasitism will evolve
> into symbiosis is redundant, since parasitism already is a symbiosis.
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As you note, the relationship is long term to meet the definition. Which is
true for AHB and Russian but not for AM. So, right now there is not a
symbiotic relationship, but it could happen in time.
Beyond all that, the problem is not Varroa but the stuff it vectors. So I
wonder if there ever can be a solution to the Varroa problem since it is
not a Varroa problem. As most know, low Varroa levels still can lead to
colony collapse because of virus and nosema. So you can have a symbiotic
relationship and still have major problems.
Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine
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