Dear Beefriends
 
Yesterday I've read an article on Varroa mites in site:
http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/beenet/varroa.htm
The excerpt says: "Life History. ...The mite's life cycle begins when an
adult female leaves a host bee and enters a brood cell as that host is
feeding a young larva. Though the mite is found on all three castes of the
honey bee, its preference is for drone brood;..."
 
Does it mean that some mite choose bee larvae for breeding when the great
majority put eggs in drone cells at the time? If so, a drone method selects
a new mite population with preferring lady bee brood ...
The same kind of selection occurred with Apistan. It doesn't help now in
areas of long usage.
The best way is to find/raise a new variety of bacteria/mite or to find a
natural enemy for Varroa J. It's upon the biologists. Live beings develop
themselves and their fighting efficiency remains. A balance would Acura and
a number of mites is limited.
 
Good luck
Rimantas Zujus
Kaunas
LITHUANIA
 
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