Keith said:
The survivors will be more resistant than the ones that died.

Dr. Harris & Dr. Harbo of the Baton Rouge Bee lab found that breeding from
the above survivors did not produce a bee able to survive varroa. Period!
The reason they switched to bringing in the Russian strain and exploring
SMR.

Keith said:
In addition they will not be dumbed down and weakened by the use of dopes.

"dumbed down" ?????

 "weakened by the use of dopes"

Get real!  Another myth!

I'm afraid the beekeeping industry would be history by now along with the
Almond,Apple ,cranberry, Blueberry and many other industries without the use
of chemicals to control varroa!.

If you choose not to use "dopes" as you call chemicals used to control
varroa that's ok with me and others but lets look at the big picture.

For those wanting to understand the varroa mite I would recommend reading
both:

"The Varroa handbook" (1988)

               and

"Mites of the Honey Bee"( 2001)

Bob

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