> > Most of the imported  bees were of the Ukrainian bee (Apis millefera
> > acervorum). Smaller amount was the Central Russian bee (A. m.
> > mellifera) and even smaller amount was Caucasian ( both grey and
> > yellow A. m. caucausica and A. m. remipes). Marginally there was
> > also an import of A. m. ligustica (even from Australia).
> >
>
> This is very interesting, Where is this information documented or
> recorded?

Russian sources.

The primorsk bee was described as a bee managing varroa well. It
doesn’t fit with russian sources.

As most were in Primorsk area 400 000 colonies. Varroa jumped
from cerana in Primorsk 1964 and Russians are saying that varroa
is not the biggest problem because they know how to manage that,
because they have lot of treatments to chosse between. They have:
Amicid, Amitraz, Apifit, Apistan, Arachnol, Fenotiazin, Folbex,
Folbex VA, Fumisan, Varrofen, Varrool, Varroton, Varroxan and
Vinin (my question is – why so many formulas when the bee ”can
coupe with the varroa self”?).

Russians are reporting big trouble with chalk brood. Primorsk bee
seems to be succeptible to chalk brood.

Number of bee colonies in Primorsk area

1992 – 334 500
1998 – 106 300
1999 –   66 400


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