On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 4:46 PM, Bill Hesbach  wrote:

> >Odd that no one has yet mentioned that every lost swarm later becomes a
> varroa bomb when it collapses.
>
> It's a very unpopular topic because it offsets the allegations that it's
> usually neglectful hobby beekeepers that are the mite bomb makers. If we
> could look past the blame issue,  I think this area would benefit from some
> research especially if the research could focus on the implications of
> commercial swarms and how they are linked to varroa as a migratory parasite.
>

Define Commercial?

I know you are talking for your country, but  downhere I believe are the
middle size sideliners the ones that control varroa worst.

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