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Re: Selective pressures on Varroa
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Paul Hosticka <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 31 Jul 2019 11:29:45 -0400
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>I have never heard of Varroa mites responding to any other "selective pressure."

I am in no way qualified to comment on this topic but invite those that are to weigh in. What was the adaptive behavior/selective pressure involved in varroa's jump from apis cerana to mellifera? A target of opportunity or some genetic change?

Paul Hosticka
Dayton WA 

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