>>But the advent of such a relationship is by no means assured as evidenced 
>>by the experiment on Santa Cruz Island. It has taken place in populations 
>>of Apis cerana and Apis mellifera scutellata...

I just received a copy of 'Changes in Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Colony 
and Survival Pre- and Postarrival of Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: 
Varroidae) in Louisiana' from the author.  Download here: 
http://www.honeybeeworld.com/diary/articles/villaferal2008.pdf

allen
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