Mike McDonald wrote:

>While a single colony is the farthest thing in the world from
>conclusive, it does make me think that there may be a viable solution to
>mite problems, that breeding better bees instead of making better
>treatments may be the way to go.

Well, by now everybody thinks that, but having seen these types of colonies
pretty often, I am wondering if their survival has more to do with lack of
management and/or isolation. This is not to belittle bee breeding, but it
hasn't proved to be the full answer, yet.

pb

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