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Carl & Virginia Webb <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 8 Nov 2007 21:34:23 -0500
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Bob wrote; >My objection to the Russian has been with their other traits 
which would be
fine for a hobby beekeeper.

More and more commercial beekeepers are successfully using Russian bees.  It 
is wonderful to be able to produce a honey crop and not have to worry about 
whether your honey is contaminated with mite or disease control chemicals. 
It is also a great feeling not to worry about winter survival. Also you and 
others are using the term, "mite tolerant". Russian bees may be more 
tolerant to mites than other bees but more importantly they are mite 
resistant. Is it only tolerance when they actively remove vorroa infected 
brood? Is it only tolerance when they groom the mites off their body and 
hive mates body? Is it only tolerance when they chew the legs off mites? Is 
it only tolerance when they carry mites out and drop them in the grass? This 
is mite resistance.

I hope that Mite resistant bees are in the future for all beekeepers. The 
genes are available. The bees can do it.  Let use give the bees a chance.

Carl Webb 

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