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https://www.beelistener.co.uk/beekeeping/developing-varroa-resistant-bees-steve-rileys-guest-blog/
Thought the following conclusion for the above article could appear again:
"Background adaption to varroa, aided by some natural selection from long standing feral or unmanaged colonies, has occurred in the almost 30 years since varroa arrived in the UK. We strongly suspect that varroa resistance is more widely spread than in our heavily populated area of the south-east of England. Just needs us beekeepers to start looking…… "
Comments anyone, especially about the location other than its close proximity to the continent and associated human activities with it?
Thought the following conclusion for the above article could appear again:
"Background adaption to varroa, aided by some natural selection from long standing feral or unmanaged colonies, has occurred in the almost 30 years since varroa arrived in the UK. We strongly suspect that varroa resistance is more widely spread than in our heavily populated area of the south-east of England. Just needs us beekeepers to start looking…… "
Comments anyone, especially about the location other than its close proximity to the continent and associated human activities with it?
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