On 30 Mar 98 at 22:37, BRADLEY B THOMPSON wrote:
 
> 1) What is a ARS Y-C-1 Carniolan Yugoslavian bee?   And is it really
> a mite resistant ?
 
 Buyer beware becomes more and more of a catch phrase. There is (to
my knowledge) only one test program in the whole of North America for
T-mite resistance, and that is run by the Ontario Bee Breeders Assoc.
        Any other claims without a proper, independant, test program is
pure conjecture. Breeding from survivors is not a proof of
resistance!!
        While advertisers advise "Just in case, medicate".At the same time
claiming resistance defies description.
 
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