>I have never heard of Varroa mites responding to any other "selective pressure."
I am in no way qualified to comment on this topic but invite those that are to weigh in. What was the adaptive behavior/selective pressure involved in varroa's jump from apis cerana to mellifera? A target of opportunity or some genetic change?
Paul Hosticka
Dayton WA
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