Here we go again. Varroa resistant stock that crashes when exposed to a healthy mite population. When it was brought up last winter, it was suggested that the resistance might actually be less virulent mites and not resistant bees. You said it doesn't matter... Well, it does. If your Varroa resistant bees crash in my apiary, they aren't resistant or tolerant, or anything else. My opinion Mike But I believe they will > fail in a commercial operation due to the abnormal > mite pressure that exists. > -but it will be an interesting experiment. > > Best wishes > Joe Waggle > *********************************************** 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