This is worth watching till the end.
Interview with @stevensbeeco767 , @NaturesImageFarmGregBurns , and Dr. David Peck at Hive Life 2023.
Cory Stevens and Dr. David Peck both agree that selective breed of honeybees in combination with IPM strategies is our best path forward for Varroa Mite control long term.
We need more queen breeders selecting for mite resistance!!! In order to get that, we need to make it easier to select for mite resistance.
I think a promising avenue is a combination of OAV / Screened Bottom board mite population monitoring on EVERY hive, plus hygienic tests on good performers. The work that Kaira Wagoner is doing with UBO (Unhealthy Brood Odor) could make it fast and easy to find hygienic bees.
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