Author: AndyHancockAndyHancock
Date: Jul 6, 2008 20:20
I heard on the CBC not long ago that bee colonies throughout North
America were collapsing inexplicably. More recently, I read in the
newspaper about Varroa Destructor, which Wikipedia indicates was known
throughout the world for quite some time. Why would it be a mystery
in North America not too long ago?
As well, the article said that the mother varroa enters the brood cell
and lays one male and upto 5 females. The male then mates with his
sisters. Isn't this inbreeding of the most intense kind? Why haven't
they inbred themselves into dysfunctionality and unsurvivability by
now?
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