Charlie, may I suggest that you read up on the local adaptation of common livestock, such as sheep, goats, or cattle.  

I understand that,  that’s not my question.  My question is as an industry,  how do you decide when a bug that has many cycles a season,  but they all die within a year (queen included normaly)  is "locally adapted"  and how do we see this as humans?

I chuckle eveytime I see swarm catchers claiming the swarm is locally adapted   knowing how many are from domestic stock....

Add to that  those "locally adapted" virgins are mating with drones  that at least in my county are probably not local.

So whats the criteria?  2 years?  5 years??  Proven heritage?  DNA testing?   Or an affidavit from the local be wizard??  Therein is my quandary.  How do I  as a breeder  spot the locals?



Charles

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