Hello fellow Bee-L'ers.
Seven plus years of continous research with varroa mites have provided me vast
information regarding mite behaviour, and I believe there is still a lot to be
learned regarding its biology and behaviour. For years, I have believed and
proposed that mite infestation of drone cells is logistically related.
Dr. Remy Vandeme, University of Chiapas in South Mexico, states that
experiements with substances resembling pheromones intended to determine if
indeed pheromones were responsible for drone selection by foretic varroa mites
did not pan out. He also states that "mechanical factors" may be influential in
drone cell selection.
Dr. Vandame's work (publised in a 32 page article) is exhaustive and very
valuable to those who may be interested in this field. See, Apiservices-Curso Nš
2 Control Alternativo de varroa, page 8, par 1.
Please visit:
http://apicultura.com/articles/control_varroa/curso2.htm
