>>> Finally, there is no real proof that African bees will handle mites
better in areas outside the tropics. You see, the effect may have more
to do with tropical climate than the bees themselves, so if you get them
up into the northern states, they actually may do poorly. <<<

What a way to bend a message.....I trust everyone that read my message
didn't get the same suggestion...

The message was related to how a wiping out of ferals was a negative,
because since AHB handle varroa well, they instantly become the dominant
strain within that area. The original poster suggested it as a bad
thing, and that LINE you quoted far out of context pointed out the
negative aspect of that scenario to the breeding situation.

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Scot McPherson
The McPherson Family Honey Farms
Davenport, Iowa USA

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