Richard Drutchas <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
 
> If a smaller cell size discourages varroa how come the africanized bees
with its smaller cells cant handle the mites?
>
 
From what I have read, the so called africanized bee is actually just
an african bee as the hybrids don't function very well. Experiments
have shown that the impact of varroa mites on african bees is
negligible. That's why the african bee still exists in feral forms
all over whereas the europeam bee does not where it occurred as it
was wiped out.
 
The resistence of A.m.scutellata to varroa is about the same as
A.cerana to varroa.
 
Keep well
 
Garth
 
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In general, generalisations are bad.
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