On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 11:42 AM, Aaron Morris <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > From: Dave Burrup [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Sat 2008.12.20 11:05 > > the virus may not be replicating in the mite, the mite may only be moving > the viral phage from one bee to another. (snip) Aphids, not a mite, > transmit a whole host of > diseases to a wide assortment of crop and non-crop plants. But virus do replicate in aphids. Also, the lifespan of the virus can be very short or long in the aphid, depending on the disease. So we seem to be just guessing about Varroa, unless someone has actually looked. I wait for Peter to straighten us out. Bill Truesdell Bath, Maine ******************************************************* * Search the BEE-L archives at: * * http://listserv.albany.edu:8080/cgi-bin/wa?S1=bee-l * *******************************************************