> even better would be confirmation of SMR if Randy conducted some Fall
Harbo Assays on his top stock
Harbo assays unfortunately don't actually detect SMR, to do so one must
cover the sealed brood to prevent VSH.

The only legitimate assay for SMR would be along the lines of the excellent
project by  Nicholas Scaramella.  I've corresponded with him, and had hoped
to perform the assay on my stock this summer, but was too overloaded with
other field trials and experiments to do so.
Scaramella, N., Burke, A., Oddie, M., Dahle, B., de Miranda, J., Mondet,
F., Rosenkranze, P., Neumann, P., Locke, B., Host brood traits, independent
of adult behaviours, reduce Varroa destructor mite reproduction in
resistant honeybee populations, International Journal for Parasitology
(2023), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2023.04.001


Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
530 277 4450
ScientificBeekeeping.com

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