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Varroa detected in Australia
Michael Bush:
>But if what I have read is correct the trait is not transferable to next generation.
The drones are the reason you don't keep it at as high a level and also the reason it can persist at a more acceptable level for a long period. You don't need every bee to have VSH, you just need SOME of them to. Since the queen mates with many drones and each drone's sperm is identical to all their other sperm, you have subfamilies with distinct traits. So if you get ONE subfamily with VSH that is probably good. If they all have it, that is probably bad. A hive full of OCD bees results in all of the brood being removed on occasion, which is never good.
NigelP:
That's a good point. But it assumes you have plenty of drones in the queens mating area with VSH traits. Something that is extremely unlikely to happen in the UK.
Ben Framed:
--- Quote from: max2 on August 15, 2024, 12:41:06 am ---Varroa found in Victoria
https://cdn.wildapricot.com/272599/resources/Documents/Varroa%20Mite%20detected%20in%20Victoria%20-%2015082024.pdf?version=1723687596000&Policy=eyJTdGF0ZW1lbnQiOiBbeyJSZXNvdXJjZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vY2RuLndpbGRhcHJpY290LmNvbS8yNzI1OTkvcmVzb3VyY2VzL0RvY3VtZW50cy9WYXJyb2ElMjBNaXRlJTIwZGV0ZWN0ZWQlMjBpbiUyMFZpY3RvcmlhJTIwLSUyMDE1MDgyMDI0LnBkZj92ZXJzaW9uPTE3MjM2ODc1OTYwMDAiLCJDb25kaXRpb24iOnsiRGF0ZUxlc3NUaGFuIjp7IkFXUzpFcG9jaFRpbWUiOjE3MjM2OTM0Mzh9LCJJcEFkZHJlc3MiOnsiQVdTOlNvdXJjZUlwIjoiMC4wLjAuMC8wIn19fV19&Signature=j3RIF1FPt7CvQHRD75J4tJF1nsprU5Htr2DjgKuCWbodasg37Fa4cJMWuyTHggcAIJa5fu4g97GmuXC~urYb49Z3yr4GIddxR5FfsZKBzXVZAORv8SSKEd6-83nr-V2DJ2b6A-B4Knq8p1EpU5nlzqAsD7fWsfhh9mR2W38pPmA9~xXjc5YtAGtNNBlMSUIoUEC2TlYV6DPFs9Ff1f5ci2oa7~cSXhyueEzOcFX0A~bL6h~0lxn7AZazVNsL8ZEgqRStfsVo791X5vUq~ZWSl-cq803A7idP68nv8PU050h4v5JhXe1VvB10CBOX5KCj6gtF1Nv9mVDlOmxmhafRpA__&Key-Pair-Id=K27MGQSHTHAGGF
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Michael Bush:
I just need the queen to mate with ONE drone with VSH.
max2:
ABC news on varroa
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/australia-wide/australia-wide/104109326
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