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Hayden Bee Lab, USDA-ARS,Tucson, Arizona |
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Peter Borst wrote:
> I wonder if anyone has ever
> produced a better bee. It seems as if our best hope in combatting the
> varroa problem *would* be a resistant bee, but I wonder if it is really
> possible to get consistent results
I'm afraid that the "better" label can only be applied in a local sense,
just as with cattle, wheat, etc. The alfalfa-pollinating honey bee was a
try, but didn't pan out.
John Edwards, Tucson
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