James Fischer posted:
>Man's track record in actually defeating invasive pests and pathogens is
dismal.

Indeed! Agreed! But. We now are developing revolutionary new tools in gene manipulation and immunology that open up the possibility of either eradicating Varroa or rendering them harmless to honey bees. I think these new tools will help us do a better job of rectifying our mistakes, ie. introducing Varroa into the honey bee population.

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