This posting prompted me to think about what is happening in my beekeeping
life.
 
I am still getting swarm calls at this time of year in Santa Barbara.  The
sizes of swarms range from fist size to soccer ball size.  All have queens.
 
 
I am wondering if these swarms are the result of mites.  The bees are
breaking the mite breeding cycle by swarming at thislate in the season. I
understand this is a trait of the AHB.
 
Perhaps we are seeing survival of the fittest occuring in the local bee
population.
 
 
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Date:    Fri, 24 Oct 1997 21:17:00 +0200
From:    Torbjorn Schultz <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: research on feromons in ordr to trap varroa mites
 
In the worldwide struggle to find longterm solutions of the varroa problem I
would like to put forward some questions:
 
Are there any promising research and results according:
 
methods to use feromons to trap and reduce the mites?
 
methods to use "natural enemies" and diseases against the mites?
 
breeding varroa resistent bees?
 
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Paul Cronshaw, D.C.
Cyberchiro and Hobbyist Beekeeper
Santa Barbara, CA  USA