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Re: Varroa life cycle
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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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Wed, 4 Mar 2020 06:31:54 -0800
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Female mites produce mating attractant pheromone only shortly after they
emerge, and only mate at that time.  They become unattractive to the male
male of males in the cell once the next sister "comes into heat."
As far as we know, there is no remating.


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

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