European Working Group for Integrated Varroa Control excerpt: Experiments with small cell sizes There was a considerable range of discussion on the topic of small cell sizes. Concern was expressed that beekeepers were turning to this (indeed there is already small cell size foundation available on the market) as a potential aid to varroa control before any substantial data has been produced to support it. It was suggested that as work so far was inconclusive, published work should be regulated until firm conclusions had been reached, to prevent any misunderstanding within the beekeeper community. One of the problems indentified was that as proven treatments are lost through resistance [to varroa] there is a temptation to use new treatments before they are shown to have good efficacy. --- I. G. -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l for rules, FAQ and other info ---