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Re: breeding against varroa
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randy oliver <[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, 1 Mar 2018 10:22:47 -0800
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> >I think that VSH and Minnesota hygienic are not the same traits.
>

A recent study confirmed the above.  There is a difference between
selecting for freeze-killed hygiene (FKH) and varroa-sensitive hygiene
(VSH).

Gil Leclercq, Tjeerd Blacquière, Nicolas Gengler & Frédéric Francis (2018)
Hygienic removal of freeze-killed brood does not predict Varroa-resistance
traits in unselected
stocks, Journal of Apicultural Research, 57:2, 292-299



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

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