> >I have no idea how to go about getting specimens but the native host of >varroa in south east Asia seems like a possibility. They have coexisted >with varroa for a long time. Is anyone out there doing research with >them? Hello, Some years ago, I did a research on the reproduction of Varroa in A.cerana and A.mellifera worker and drone cells. The mites do not reproduce in A. cerana worker cells, but I am not sure that if the mites are harmless for the bees. If these bees and mites are suitable, please contact me. We will discuss to get the speciments as now I am not in Vietnam. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nguyen VanDung Int.Edu.Office University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury Richmond, NSW, 2753, Australia Email : [log in to unmask] --------------------------------------------------------------------