On Sun, 31 Mar 1996, Vince Coppola wrote: > On Sun, 31 Mar 1996, David. E. Goble wrote: > > > >prefer this approach to roaming the globe in search of the perfect bee. > > >If a project like this is supported, we should soon have a population of > > >bees to work with that will be as good as those anywhere. > > > > > In response to these postings, > > > > You do not have to breed a resistant strain,All you need a clean > > hive and foundation, hatching brrod and a new queen from a Varroa free > > supplier and exclude all the older field bees from these hive , by placing > > it on a new isolated site, thi can be successful in at least 90% of any attempt. > > Mite infection can not be controlled by immuniological or toxicological > > genetic controll. > > I hope this an April fool prank and not realy advice. > Vince > Hi Vince , Look where he is writting from. Down under. You see what a difference a few miles make , even on this planet.We need to stay with the majority opinion on the control of mites or you will NOT have bees. Use what is legal in your area. Roy