> >I think that VSH and Minnesota hygienic are not the same traits.
>
A recent study confirmed the above. There is a difference between
selecting for freeze-killed hygiene (FKH) and varroa-sensitive hygiene
(VSH).
Gil Leclercq, Tjeerd Blacquière, Nicolas Gengler & Frédéric Francis (2018)
Hygienic removal of freeze-killed brood does not predict Varroa-resistance
traits in unselected
stocks, Journal of Apicultural Research, 57:2, 292-299
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Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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