> The Russian bee is a product of an unknown number of years of NATURAL
> SELECTION ( many place over a 100 years but we know for sure since
> varroa was discovered) in dealing with varroa.

> Scot gives a good presentation about natural selection. I believe
> natural selection produces a dependable result (if you have got the
> time to wait!).

In russian beekeeping magazine Pchelovodstvo nr. 1/2004

http://www.beekeeping.orc.ru/BeeN104.htm

wrote prof. N. I. Krivtsov following:

After a evolutionary short timeframe (the first bees appeared in Far
East for about 130 years and the effects of varroa damaged bees where
discovered in the beeyards of Primorsk for about 50 years ago) can
hardly the results from natural selection appear and be confirmed in
genetic resistency against such a parasite as varroa. Furthermore has
the Russian Scientific Society under the same timeframe done ongoing
and comparable tests which have confirmed that the Far East-bees have
not shown any different survive rate for varroa and varroarelated
diseases.

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