On Wed, 2008-12-10 at 00:37 +0100, Juanse Barros wrote:
> Are all ferals doomed?

No, I don't believe feral bees are doomed. It's been 20 years since
Varroa first appeared in the U.S. and there are still feral colonies
around. It has been suggested that perhaps these feral colonies are
dying out each year with bee trees being repopulated by new swarms from
managed hives. but there is no evidence to support that claim. Here in
the Mid South, we are seeing an increase in feral populations, as
mentioned by Jennifer Berry in this presentation: 

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3081789258595842918

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