Larry Farris wrote:
 
> This is not "grooming" behavior....grooming behavior looks entirely
> different.  This activity is much "rougher."  I haven't thought about the
> "guard training" thing before; this might be worth taking a look at.
>
I'm using observation hives in my research, and have seen bees showing
some response to varroa. I've seen very aggressive grooming behavior that
is similar to what was originally described (allo-grooming). I've seen
this in queenless observation hives and in queen-right ones, as well as in
full-sized colonies. This is why I mentioned grooming behavior as a
possible reason for the activity. Some papers were describe this behavior.
I don't have them right now, but would gladly send anyone the citations.
 
Just e-mail me for them.(not bee-l)
 
Adam
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Adam Finkelstein
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