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Tue, 8 Sep 2015 13:59:30 -0700
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Re: Mite behavior
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> >Can it be that two colonies with the same mite load react in a different
> way due to the different virus load of the mites?


Two hives with the same mite load can be as different as day and night.
Certain colonies appear to be far more resistant to the initiation of virus
epidemics, despite mite levels being quite high.

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Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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