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Re: Those Russian girls
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"M.E.A. McNeil" <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 8 Feb 2001 08:22:55 -0800
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>How are things with the Russian queens.  Acceptance problems?

I just heard Eric Mussen (UC Davis) remark that there were three strains,
one of which had serious acceptance problems.  I called Taber Bee Genetics
(Northern CA), and they'd had acceptance problems.  They have bred the
Russian with their Yugo, and had fewer problems, improved to 70%
acceptance.  The best results were with packages which included a Russian
queen, with only one rejection last season.

MEA McNeil

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