Hi Blane, & All, > First we need to selectively breed honeybee stocks that are > resistant/tolerant to varroa and do so as quickly as we can. > Dee and Ed Lusby may have already done this, and now, all we have to do is hope that they will share their stock so we can utilize it. Keeping bees is a responsibility, happy Beekeeping, d:~)> . .. c(((([ Keith Malone Chugiak, Alaska USA [log in to unmask] http://takeoff.to/alaskahoney http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Norlandbeekeepers/ Check out current weather in my area and 5 day forecast; http://www.wx.com/myweather.cfm?ZIP=99654