> I think that selecting for mite damage
> has some problems.  As I recall, the characteristic is variable in a colony
> and depends on he mite load, season, and some other factors that make it a
> little hard to rate.
>
The interesting thing about the one I tracked for same months was that as the
number of mites increased the proportion of damaged ones increased.  So it
may be learning rather than inheritance (this was during the winter period so
the bees were living longer).

Chris

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