>> This problem is solvable, but apparently everyone has decided
> it isn't
> Not I. As I said, there is a very real possibility of using RNA
> interference to combat this and a variety of other agricultural pests.
Sorry. I must have missed that part. I hadn't realized that there is
the prospect of using RNAi against a mite itself.
I had assumed, perhaps incorrectly that the work so far has been against
the effects of varroa, not actual varroa.
If, in fact, RNAi is being marshaled against the mite itself, I am
impressed and I assume that the most significant portion of the bee
industry, economically speaking at least, will jump in with both feet.
How soon do you imagine we might see something?
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