> > the mites with nowhere else to go have to be careful not to kill their
> >host colony, but those with another one/several/hundreds next door can
> >simply move sideways (horizontally) to a new host.

So the mites are able to evaluate their immediate environment and make a conscious determination as to whether o not they have alternate hosts available and make the subsequent determination to take their current host hive to the point of destruction, or not?

Mike in LA


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