>
> >Is the timing of brood development of Scuts not part of the reason for
> their resistance to varroa?  19 days as compared to our 21 for workers.
> Warmer ambient temperatures(more beneficial to bees than varroa) and
> absconding/swarming behaviour also!


Bob, I suggest that you refer to Mike Allsopp's work, as well as more
recent studies by Strauss, Pirk, and Mortensen.  It is only the Cape Bee
that appears to obtain substantial benefit from a reduced postcapping
duration.  There simply isn't that much benefit from a shorter reduction.
BTW, as far as I can tell, the 21-day figure is a commonly-reported error.
The "normal" development time for European races appears to be closer to
19.5 to 20 days.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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