In a message dated 15/03/2010 00:25:37 GMT Standard Time,
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If numbers are kept low, what is the likelihood of them interbreeding?
I don't understand the question.
Varroa mites do not need to interbreed to reproduce.
Exactly! It therefore follows that if numbers are kept low, by whatever
means, the chances of selection of resistance by mixing genes is slight;
however that still leaves selection for resistance by mutation.
Chris
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