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This approach is novel and could pan out, or not. Just like with the
emerging field of the bee gut microbiome, probiotics, etc. people are
breaking new ground and taking risks. Time will tell. Some of the
messengers may be out there for some, but let's not kill the messenger.
I see more of a problem with the concept of targeting viruses
directly to decrease or eliminate the problems caused by varroa. Many
of the viruses are latent and somehow kept at apparently
inconsequential levels in colonies under normal circumstances. Genetic
susceptibility to viruses (for chronic bee paralysis and perhaps
others), feeding by varroa mites, or even puncturing pupae (for DWV),
promotes replication and "virulence". It makes more sense to control
the primary cause of viral problems than the consequences.
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