On 18 Mar 97 at 16:47, Steve Pearce wrote: Re: Grooming/ mite resistance > This may be a very long shot, > Now, has anybody tried to dump a particle which of a similar size and shape to a Varroa on the > bees, would this entice them to clean off all the particles, including the mites in the process, > maybe it could be slightly sticky. Presumably bees groom each other, especially when the This post struck a memory nerve. I am sure, in the dark recesses of my mind, I read somewhere that 'icing sugar' had been dusted onto the bees and mobile Varroa couldn't get a grip. Hardly practical though!! ********************************************************* The Bee Works, 9 Progress Drive Unit 2, Orillia, Ontario, Canada. L3V 6H1 David Eyre, Owner. Phone/Fax 705 326 7171 Dealers for E.H.Thorne & B.J.Sherriff UK http://www.muskoka.net/~beeworks *********************************************************