> >Is there really any question that extra hive transfer is common? >Yes. Perhaps "common" is a poor choice of words but I rest my case after finding this paper only a couple of days after making my completely independent observation. It is well worth the read and the authors are in my mind reliable. The video is amazing. Varroa destructor Mites Can Nimbly Climb from Flowers onto Foraging Honey Bees http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0167798&utm_source=Apis+Information+Resource+News&utm_campaign=a4ac865191-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ec6bf7d517-a4ac865191-320249781 Paul Hosticka Dayton WA *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
