Hi,

 From my point of view, a properly conceived eradication program on  
Oahu (only 600 sq mi) has a high chance of success and should be  
seriously considered.

Yes, but only eradicate the managed hives/colonies, let the feral  
population live. If varroa kills all of the feral bees after a period  
of years then good. If the feral population crashes down to mite  
tolerant bees then good. When and if the feral population rebounds  
then study the feral bees and copy. This Island has the rare  
opportunity to deal with varroa with natures help. All one needs to  
have nature help is to eradicate the beekeeper for a little while.

Keith Malone


On Nov 16, 2007, at 11:47 AM, randy oliver wrote:

> From my point of view, a properly conceived eradication program on  
> Oahu (only 600 sq mi) has a high chance of success and should be  
> seriously considered.  There  will be a critical window of  
> opportunity in about two years when we would expect the feral  
> population to crash nearly completely.
> The main sticking points would be compensation of beeks, and  
> pollination of crops during the eradication period.  I've detailed  
> suggestions to the State.
> Randy Oliver
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