Jerry said:
its the .... but lacking.... that bothers me.  I do agree that varroa  per
se is not the common factor to CCD - we, like others, have seen CCD
colonies
with every level of varroa from outrageously high to non-detectable.

A question, we used to see a similar pattern when tracheal mites killed bee
colonies. A handful of bees is left with the queen in the surviving hives.
Testing those bees showed very little tracheal mites. Would it be the same
case when CCD colonies tested after bees left  their hives? Food for
thoughts.   The key is to create measurable conditions that lead to causing
CCD. Other wise this event will be considered a single event and treated
like other past syndromes.  I look forward to reading Jerry's take on CCD
in his new publication.  Medhat

             ***********************************************
The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software.  For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html

Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at:
http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm