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Steve Duncan wrote:
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> Hello Everyone,
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> We are looking for bees for an SEM segment in a film we are just
> finishing. We were originally using honey-bees with Varroa mites on
> them (the point of the shot was to show a relationship between one
> creature and another). For various technical reasons, and the fact
> that
> we found the destructive element of Varroa to deter from our point, we
> are not using these. This leaves us in quite a predicament, because we
> still have the same deadline and no specimens!
> We looked at Acarapis, but they were also not suitable.
> Can anyone suggest a species that we can use that would look similar to
> the honey bee, but have phoretic mites that were not destructive. They
> do not have to be native to Canada or the US. We do need to get a hold
> of samples (bees with mites attached) as soon as possible. We are
> happy
> to pay for the samples, or make a donation to a research fund or
> university if direct payment is awkward.
> You can contact me directly at the e-mail address below.
> Thanks very much.
>
> Steve.
I have no idea how to go about getting specimens but the native host of
varroa in south east Asia seems like a possibility. They have coexisted
with varroa for a long time. Is anyone out there doing research with
them?
Michael Reddell
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http://www.hotcity.com/~mwr
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