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... in many species that exhibit density-dependent population increase <http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/~mts/apishtm/apis95/apaug95.htm#T2>. More evidence was reported that large populations of Varroa mites in a colony do not necessarily mean colony collapse, according to Dr. Mussen. Studies in South Africa show African bees with 40,000 to 50,000 mites per colony survive without noticeable effects, and the bees pay the mites little attention. Several speakers also confirmed that there were few problems with mites on bees in South America, something previously reported in other publications <http://www.ifas.ufl.edu ...

... ellifera brood. Studies in Brazil also revealed low mite fertility <http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/~mts/apishtm/apis95/apaug95.htm#T2>. Finally, DNA analysis corroborated differences between Varroa on Java and mites parasitizing honey bees in Europe. Subsequent studies by Dr. Anderson from 1996 to 1998 reported at Apimondia ’99 compared mitochondrial DNA (MTDNA) of Varroa jacobsoni on Java, parasitizing the original host ( Apis cerana ), with other species of Asiatic Varroa ( V. underwoodi and V. rinderei ) and other mites. This was then compared to MTDNA of reproducing mites found on Apis mellifera in 32 different countri ...

... nt mite reproductive levels, as seen in various parts of the world <http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/~mts/apishtm/apis95/apaug95.htm#T2>. What the apicultural world needs now is the equivalent of the American Chestnut hypovirus that, in conjunction with breeding efforts, will help beekeepers gracefully step off the pesticide treadmill. SEELESS WATERMELONS ON THE RISE: THE POLLINATION CONNECTION Production of seedless watermelons in Florida may be on the rise, according to Dr. Don Maynard at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (REC), Bradenton, Fla. <http://WWW.IFAS.UFL.EDU/www/agator/htm/G ...

... certain future in the state according to authors (see November 1995 -- http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/~mts/apishtm/apis95/apnov95.htm#T2 --and September 1996 APIS -- http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/~mts/apishtm/apis96/apsep96.htm#2 -- ). The bee may be reaching its climatic limits or poised on the brink of a major new invasion influenced by climatic change. Possible impacts of the AHB bee in California mirror those in Arizona and elsewhere, the article concludes. In AHB-dominated areas, it will be more difficult for beekeepers to find locations and costs are expected to escalate. The results of these may mean dis ...

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