Interesting mite data to be found here: How Honey Bee Colonies Survive in the Wild: Testing the Importance of Small Nests and Frequent Swarming http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0150362 PLB *********************************************** 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