-- "Timothy C. Eisele" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Isn't that assuming that all of the mites in the colony do, in fact, 
carry the same genes?

>>this is a question i have as well.  i've seen colonies (not my own) with last year's apistan strips still in the hive alonside new ones...and crawling with varroa.  isn't this resistance genetic in nature?  if all the mites in the colony (and/or apiary) were genetically identical, then how would this resistance to apistan arise?  to me (unless i'm misunderstanding the mechanics of this kind of resistance), it seems that there must be some genetic variation for this to occur...even if in a very small percentage of the population in a given hive/apiary.

deknow

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