Lack of direct connection between varroa and CCD > there have been instances of colonies showing symptoms of CCD when their varroa populations were under control. -- Jamie Ellis, in: "Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) in Honey Bees" ENY-150 (IN720), one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Publication date: May 2007 > the prime suspects, varroa mites, were not present in numbers significant enough to explain the sudden die-off. -- Diana Cox-Foster and Dennis van Engelsdorp, in: "Saving the Honeybee", SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN April 2009 *********************************************** 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 Access BEE-L directly at: http://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A0=BEE-L