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Re: Varroa and bumble bees
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randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 15 Jan 2015 05:58:57 -0800
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> >Does anyone have references to varroa being found in bumble bee nests or
> even on bumble bees themselves?


Sure haven't.  The bumblebee life cycle and biology are so different from
that of Apis mellifera that it is highly unlikely that varroa could make
the host jump.


-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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