“There must be more to the varroa-DWV story than this.  In my bees, there is
a clear correlation between mite population and incidence of young bees with
deformed wings.”  Peter de Bruyn Kops

Let’s not forget that Varroa mites actually suck the vital fluids out of 
bee larvae.  Healthy adult honeybees don’t get deformed wings.  Only newly 
emerged bees show the symptoms.  The question that lingers in my mind is 
what symptoms would these heavily parasitized bees show if the virus that 
is associated with deformed wings was not present?  Would they be fat and 
sassy or weak and snivly?

Steve Noble

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