>
> >We do, however, score colonies for deformed wings on a 1 to 5 scale (5=
> none, 4= one or two, and so on). We never breed from queens with less than
> a perfect score of 5.
Peter, I am in total agreement with you on this point. Breeding for
resistance to DWV is at least as important as breeding for resistance to
varroa.
--
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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