> > The best suited method for their rural area seemed
> >  to be the heat treatment.
>
> Yes, many beekeepers in the former USSR are apparently returning to this heat
> treatment method after years of treating for Varroa chemically.

I wonder why?  ...And I wonder about the miracle bees imported from Russia to
the USA if the people in the country of origin are having to treat.

And, if -- as I understand the treatment takes place in winter (or maybe late
fall) -- I would think that it would be sufficiently disruptive that
considerably increased winter loss would result in a climate such as ours.  I
doubt that we could do such a thing here and not lose a large percentage of
hives as a result.

allen