Diana Sammataro wrote about T-mites >But please remember that if you start breeding mite-resistant bees you will >also be breeding the mites: they will never go away. Could I ask for a little more reasoning regarding that statement?! How does breeding a T-mite resistant bee breed mites? I agree "they will never go away" but surely all we are doing is producing a bee which can tolerate some T-mites and not die. The UK has had T-mites for many, many years, and by mainly natural selection have arrived at a stable point of symbiosis. **************************************************** * David Eyre 9 Progress Drive, Unit 2, * * The Beeworks, Orillia, Ontario, L3V 6H1.* * [log in to unmask] 705-326-7171 * * http://www.muskoka.net/~beeworks * ****************************************************