On Sun, 31 Mar 1996, David. E. Goble wrote:
 
> >prefer this approach to roaming the globe in search of the perfect bee.
> >If a project like this is supported, we should soon have a population of
> >bees to work with that will be as good as those anywhere.
> >
> In response to these postings,
>
>         You do not have to breed a resistant strain,All you need a clean
> hive and foundation, hatching brrod and a new queen from a Varroa free
> supplier and exclude all the older field bees from these hive , by placing
> it on a new isolated site, thi can be successful in at least 90% of any attempt.
> Mite infection can not be controlled by immuniological or toxicological
> genetic controll.
 
        I hope this an April fool prank and not realy advice.
                                        Vince