In message <002001c3f965$f1d706c0$b7939ac2@haris8cjgnhodj>, Roger White
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in reply to my:
>>>The parallel weakening of varroa, recognised in France<<
>
>Is it possible for you to give more details of this interesting subject and
>possible references.
An email from a British worker with success in breeding grooming damage
into hives bees, to me is as follows.

There is an interesting report in ABJ, April 2003, page 319, item 8 by
de Vaublane et al. In several parts of France feral populations of
honeybee are now recovering from the initial impact of varroa. This is
thought to result either from the presence of less harmful strains of
varroa, or from an interaction (i.e. coevolution) of the bee strains
with the mite strain. A full account is given.

I have emailed Professor Otis about passing on to BEE-L a reply giving
further information about this work.
--
James Kilty

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