In regard to increase of aggression when a colony nears death by varroa,
Andy Nachbauer wrote:
 
>No I have never heard or experienced this, if anything the weaker the
>hives with varroa or without the less aggressive the bees to the point
>that the last dozen or so bees fly off into oblivion when opened.
>
>How did the bees on this isolated island get varroa mite in the first
>place?  How far from shore is it?
 
   These last points were covered in the abstract we published in last
December's issue of the AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL  (p. 831).  If anyone does not
have access to that issue and is interested, I can transmit the text by
e-mail.
 
                                                        Adrian
 
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