Hawaii ........ Varroa mites have arrived.

[SteveSC]

I guess it was just a matter of time,  It's not legal to import bees to Hawaii - looks like someone got around the law or maybe they came in on used woodware from the mainland...  Doesn't really matter now...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18326745/

[Understudy]

Yes they have.
http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php?topic=8742.0
http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php?topic=8774.0
http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php?topic=8894.0
http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php?topic=9003.0

Currently they are only on Ohau. But it has brought the industry in Hawaii to a stand still.

Sincerely,
Brendhan

[SteveSC]

Sorry about the redundancy.  I've been off the board for awhile and I should have searched first...

[Understudy]

No worries. I am glad someone else is noticing. Next to CCD this issue in Hawaii is a big time problem for them.

Sincerely,
Brendhan