Is Varroa actually showing resistance or does it just appear that way
after treated hives are reinfected?  Has anyone actually taken supposedly
resistant Varroa and tested them to see whether they are?

In my very limited experience, I'm inclined to think there are other, less
flattering explanations: 1) they guy down the road who doesn't treat his
bees at all - bees which infected our hives after we removed strips
according to label even though the weather remained warm for another
couple of weeks; 2) untreated "feral" hives which sent scouts and robbers
into the neighborhood; 3) once used strips used again lacking the punch to
do the job.  I'm sure there are other scenarios.

On Wed, 10 May 2000, John Edwards wrote:


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Richard Yarnell, SHAMBLES WORKSHOPS | No gimmick we try, no "scientific"
Beavercreek, OR. Makers of fine     | fix we attempt, will save our planet
Wooden Canoes, The Stack(R) urban   | until we reduce the population. Let's
composter, fly tying benches        | leave our kids a decent place to live.