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Re: Evolution of Virulence
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randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 7 Sep 2015 18:10:27 -0700
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> <So we need a term for the degree to which a strain of varroa is able to
> successfully reproduce to high levels in a colony>
> That's commensalism, no?


No, is parasitism.  Unrestricted growth of varroa may eventually overwhelm
a colony, but without the presence of mite-adapted viruses, it takes an
incredibly high mite infestation rate.

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

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