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Subject:	Grooming assay? Anyone have a methodology?
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Date:	Fri, 2 Jun 2000 11:16:26 -0400
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Hello Folks.

Does anyone have or know of (i.e. have a citation for) a field assay to determine if hives groom for
varroa mites?

In testing hives for mite grooming in 1995, I found all hives groom for mites somewhat. What is the
difference between normal grooming and grooming that depletes the mite population, thus making grooming
a phenotypic characteristic that could possibly be selected for?

Anyone have any thoughts?

Adam

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Adam Finkelstein
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