At 05:28 PM 6/17/2004, you wrote:
>there seems to be a direct correlation between shrivelled up wings and
>Varroa mite.

This is a fairly well documented problem.  It's not really directly caused
by the mites, rather the mites vector the deformed wing virus (often called
DWV).    Mites also vector several other viruses, though It seems the DWV
is the most common or possibly just the most easily noticed.  You should
get lots of hits on deformed wing virus and DWV in the archives, google and
various magazines and journals.

-Tim

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