> Peter Edwards > Does anyone know if V.d. can, or has, transferred to cerana? If so, can > cerana cope with it in the same way that it copes with V.j.? > As far as I remember Dennis Anderson, who did the dna work to determine that V.d is different from V.j, said in Apimondia kongress lecture ( Durban 2001) that V.d did not reproduce offspring normally in Apis cerana. Ari Seppälä :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::