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aggressive hybrids
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Jorg Kewisch <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 25 Jul 2017 13:12:49 -0400
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On 07/25/2017 04:36 AM, Beekeepers wrote:

> 
> But it is not a one-shot operation.  We still have idiots who buy in exotic queens which, when crossed with native stock, produce the bad temper.  

I have not found a good answer to this:
1) do hybrid bees from docile parents in general exhibit more
defensiveness, or is it that a few bad examples stick out? (seems to be
true for AHB)
2) is there any explanation or research on this? Mutt dogs are not more
aggressive, why would bees.

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