> After working for years with the Russian bee I have written I believe the
> missing link *might* be that certain bees and possibly races seem unaffected
> by the various virus vectored by the varroa. PMS (parasitic mite syndrome)
> was almost non existent in my Russian bees regardless of the varroa load. A
> similar  varroa load would produce PMS in my Italian bees.


Great observation, Bob. If correct, it does explain a lot.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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