>On Wed, 27 Mar 1996 [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
>> The USDA, ARS Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics and Physiology
>> Laboratory in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is seeking the help of
>> beekeepers in a project aimed at combatting Varroa jacobsoni.  We
>
>BRAVO - This is the news many of us have been waiting for. Personaly , I
>prefer this approach to roaming the globe in search of the perfect bee.
>If a project like this is supported, we should soon have a population of
>bees to work with that will be as good as those anywhere.
>
In response to these postings,
 
        You do not have to breed a resistant strain,All you need a clean
hive and foundation, hatching brrod and a new queen from a Varroa free
supplier and exclude all the older field bees from these hive , by placing
it on a new isolated site, thi can be successful in at least 90% of any attempt.
Mite infection can not be controlled by immuniological or toxicological
genetic controll.
Thanks from :
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            [log in to unmask] ( David Goble )
           American Beach Kangaroo Island South Australia