Hello All

Thanks to all who took the time and trouble to answer the misgivings of this
Irish beekeeper on the subject of resistant mites.

I am heartened by the positive attitudes by most of the members. I trust
that this eventually translates into a viable long lasting solution to
varroa. But we must wait and see.

One message however did come across to me. See the situation for what it is,
learn as much as you can about varroa, and how to fight the pest. Learn how
to use alternative treatments working together to put maximum pressure on
the mites, and minimum pressure on the bees.

I suppose that we are now facing into a fully scientific approach to
beekeeping. That being the case so be it. I for one am prepared to do what
must be done to remain a beekeeper. I will feed greedily on every scrap of
information I can possibly put my hands on when it comes to varroa. Then
when the pest arrives I will hopefully not make too many mistakes in dealing
with it.

Thanks to this wonderful list for making this knowledge available to us all.

Sincerely

Tom Barrett
49 South Park, Foxrock
Dublin 18
Ireland
Tel + 353 1 289 5269
Fax + 353 1 289 9940