>> This problem is solvable, but apparently everyone has decided
 > it isn't

> Not I. As I said, there is a very real possibility of using RNA
 > interference to combat this and a variety of other agricultural pests.

Sorry.  I must have missed that part.  I hadn't realized that there is 
the prospect of using RNAi against a mite itself.

I had assumed, perhaps incorrectly that the work so far has been against 
the effects of varroa, not actual varroa.

If, in fact, RNAi is being marshaled against the mite itself, I am 
impressed and I assume that the most significant portion of the bee 
industry, economically speaking at least, will jump in with both feet.

How soon do you imagine we might see something?

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