Peter!
Two references that relate to your request for information on alternative
hosts for Varroa mites.
Gerig, L. 1987. Wespen als varroatrdgerinnen. Schweiz. Bienenztg. 110:
340-344.
Hartwig, A. & Jedruszuk, V.S.A. 1987. Survival of Varroa jacobsoni mites on
flowers. Proc. XXXI Int. Congr. Apic., Warsaw. Apimondia Publ. House,
Bucharest: 229-233.
Ingemar Fries
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