Aaron Morris concluded:
>Based on the assertions and observations posted in the past few days I must
>back off my assertion that Varroa will not be found in queen cells. I've
>never seen it myself, but then again I've never seen France.
Perhaps the problem is one of percentages. During low varroa incidence,
I know that I have to open perhaps dozens of drone cells before finding a
couple of varroa. Unfortunately, we can hardly open that many queen cells
in a single colony or even in a number of colonies. We thus can hardly
conclude that varroa mites do not occur in those cells. (One can never
prove a universal negative.
Adrian
Adrian M. Wenner (805) 963-8508 (home phone)
967 Garcia Road (805) 893-8062 (UCSB FAX)
Santa Barbara, CA 93106 [http://www.beesource.com/pov/wenner/index.htm]
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