All beekeepers know that the use of any particular miticide is unsustainable. Most assume that eventually Apis mellifera will evolve so that most stocks are resistant to varroa. No beekeeper likes having to use chemical mite control (we all envy the Australians!). The problem is that there are markets that consistently require huge numbers of live colonies for pollination and to produce honey. As soon as organic beekeepers demonstrate successful methods that allow them to out compete conventional beekeepers, the conventional beekeepers will quickly adopt those methods. If one wishes to effect change in a system, one needs only to lead by successful example. -- Randy Oliver Grass Valley, CA www.ScientificBeekeeping.com *********************************************** 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 Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm