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Re: CCD in Feral Bees
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Peter Edwards <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:05:41 +0100
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> Peter Borst wrote:

>   >>>>It may also be due to inbreeding. Mites tend to inbreed anyway<<<<

I do not know about mites in general, but for varroa is it not more 'tend' 
to inbreed?  In a recent lecture Dr Stephen Martin told that mites are 
clonal, i.e. all varroa destructor are genetically identical.

Best wishes

Peter Edwards
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