Bill Truesdell wrote:

>
> One of the few things I learned from a statistics class was when one
> fluorescent bulb went out in a factory (at about its normal life), it
> was more cost efficient to replace them all than just the one, since the
> others would be going out also. That way, you would do the same thing
> the next time and actually be more cost efficient than a piecemeal
> approach. Again, labor is the driving factor, not the cost of the bulb.
>
Bill,
    The only difference here (we hope) is that not all colonies are as
identical as the florescent tube. This I believe is how we let nature make
improvements. I don't believe we will lick this Varroa problem very
economically, at least for now. I think we all have to pay our dues now and
hopefully cash in at a later date. I am inclined to believe there are
strains of bees out there that can keep varroa at an economical level and as
long as we keep treating the ones that cant handle the problem miticides
will be the way of the future as long as the chemical companies can keep up.

    Alden Marshall
Hudson, NH  03051

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