High Varroa mite abundance influences chemical profiles of worker bees and mite?

[BeeMaster2]

Here is an article on varroa mites and what makes them switch from getting on nurse bees and getting on field bees when a hive is rising.
http://jeb.biologists.org/content/217/17/2998
Pretty interesting.
Jim

[little john]

Hi Jim - couldn't get that link to work ...

http://jeb.biologists.org/content/217/17/2985.2
http://jeb.biologists.org/content/jexbio/217/17/2985.2.full.pdf

... seem to be the same article.  As you say, that's an interesting finding.
LJ

[BeeMaster2]

Yes, same article.
Thanks.
Jim