On 11/27/2011 1:27 PM, randy oliver wrote: > When population turnover slows down, parasites can catch up. I will be > elaborating soon in an article in ABJ. Does this still hold true in all cases when the parasite reproduction depends on the hosts reproduction? There are a number of articles and studies equating low brood production to low mite reproduction as well as breaks in the brood cycle (0 host population turnover) being attributed to the control of varroa. -Tim *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm