Everybody knows the theory. I was looking for _hard evidence_. Without that, it stays in Fantasy Land. PLB I can confirm multiple mites per larva in the early brood, but no real numbers on levels of reductions. I would bet Randy has some though. Charls *********************************************** 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