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Re: Queens and swarms
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Wed, 13 Dec 2000 10:45:55 -0700
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On Wed, 13 Dec 2000, Eddy Lear wrote:
 On inspection I visited my
> hives again in February and was astounded not to find varroa. On closer
> examination of the brood area I found an abnormal number of Bee scorpions
> (Ellingsenuis fulleri).

The bee scorpions have been mentioned before in messages about varroa.
Do they prey on varroa or do they just live with them? Could they be a
possible biological control?


Best regards,

Donald Aitken
Edmonton Alberta Canada

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