>
> In the past AHB traits have hidden the issues more than other bees,  but I
> have seen things that make me doubt its really much more than illusionary.
>  Rapid swarmy aggressive bees that nobody wants to or does tend to is not
> necessarily a resistant population.


To be fair, there are likely many factors that contribute to AHB's varroa
resistance. High swarm rates, tendencies to abscond, and aggressive
behaviors being a few which are not beneficial to a commercial operation.
Alternatively others, such as the reduced developmental time periods of
eggs and larvae, likely would benefit a commercial operation beyond the
simple varroa resistance characteristics.

If it's possible to separate the "good" from the "bad" traits within AHB,
there could be considerable value there. But as always, the proof is in the
pudding, and doing is substantially harder than claiming it can be done.

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