Nice to hear from you Nick -- I've missed your postings. The first person to find Varroa clearly "brought it to the area". The same with EFB. The same with AFB. The same with T-Mites. The same with Viruses. So often we blame the messenger for bad news. Generally, it's the concerned and observant who find and report the problem. In the case of a virus it also takes special skills and facilities. Regards, -- Gordon Scott [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] (work) The Basingstoke Beekeeper (newsletter) [log in to unmask] <A HREF="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/apis">Embryo Home Page</A> Beekeeper; Kendo 3rd Dan; Sometime sailor. Hampshire, England.