The enclosed message, found in the BEE-L mailbox has been identified as a possible delivery error notice for the following reason: "Sender:" or "From:" field pointing to the list has been found in mail body. It is being forwarded to the the BEE-L Moderator. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]> Cc: Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 12:49:38 +0000 Subject: RE: [BEE-L] Vita honeybee research Hi Peter, Honeybees use 2-heptanone as a defense strategy, especially against smaller hive invaders, including wax moth AND Varroa. Some bees are better at grooming and at knocking out or even killing varroa mites through their use of heptanone, than are other bees. However, liquid 2-heptanone, produced by the honeybee is actually extremely toxic to .....honeybees. This may be a reason why they don't all go around the hive slobbering over each other. Where mites are found walking freely in the colony, and not on the bee, we have seen that they can be attacked by bees and dosed with 2-heptanone. The mites either then die or are removed, helpless, by the bees. Next time you see your bees pulling the hairs on your arm, remember they are not saying, "Hello", they are trying to knock you out! There's still soooo much left to discover about the behaviour of honeybees that makes them really fascinating. All the best, Max Dr Max Watkins Director Vita (Europe) Limited Vita House London Street Basingstoke Hampshire RG21 7PG UK Tel.: +44 (0)1256 473 177 Fax: +44 (0)1256 473 179 Mobile: +44 (0) 7767 815 370 e-mail: [log in to unmask] web: http://www.vita-europe.com Skype: maxwatkins1 Registered office: Vita House, London Street, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 7PG, UK Registered under Company Number 3328943 VAT Number: GB688 9774 37 *********************************************** 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