A question for all you experienced beekeeping travellers on the list. Do the Apis cerana beekeepers in other parts of the world ever find it necessary to use treatments for varroa (or tropilaelaps ) mites? I ask because I wonder if cerana bees which have evolved to live with V jacobsoni have difficulties coping with V destructor when that arrives? Whilst I have always assumed that their grooming behaviour would cope with the challenge presented by any mite infestation, I am now curious if that is truly the case. PeterD In Western Australia, where seasonal conditions have been delightfully benign, the floral response has been outstanding, and the bees have responded likewise. In fact it's been just like "the good old days!" *********************************************** 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