In message <[log in to unmask]>,
Aaron Morris <[log in to unmask]> writes
>What was initially thought to be a preference
for drones
> is
>now being chalked up to other causes, such as the fact that drone cells are
>uncapped for a longer period than worker cells, hence it is more likely that
>varroa will find their way into the uncapped cells.
And they are fed longer, so more young bees pass by. And they go in
earlier which gives them ore time. I was told when we first had them,
that drone food has a different Ph than worker food at the time that
varroa enter the cells and that changed the smell to one they had
learned to recognise. Is this true?
--
James Kilty

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