>Are there known effects of sub-lethal doses on the raising of queens and

> the willingness of colonies to start and maintain cells?
>

The short answer is "yes."  I suspect that this is much more of a problem,
especially in synergy with beekeeper-applied miticides, than is commonly
considered.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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