Reading the articles in October ABJ regarding AHB genetic &  environmental 
dominance, I note that scutellata reportedly largely replaced  the previously 
dominant Apis mellifera ligustica, while Apis mellifera mellifera  genes have 
been essentially unchanged.
 
Is this because there is not a population of AMM to replace? Or  is AMM too 
genetically different or competitive for AHB to successfully  mate or otherwise 
water down and replace AMM genetics?
 
Are there any suppliers of good, gentle AMM queens here in the USA?
 
There is some speculation that AHB will colonize into middle Georgia  and 
possibly farther north during warmer years.
 
Jerry Wallace
Atlanta, Georgia

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