> The experiment began in May with uniform colonies having uniform
> infestation of V. destructor. V. destructor infestations measured as
> the percentage of adult bees infested in the Australian lines and
> the Italian stock rose from less than 10% in August to over 25% in
> October.
Can these results be extrapolated to queen survival in colonies where
varroa levels are kept to less than 1%?
I think not.
Varroa infestations reportedly adversely affect the raising of new
queens, and cannot be assumed to not affect the longevity of mated queens.
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