Quoting the BBC "Ron Hoskins says he has bred bees which groom each other to remove parasitic mites A Swindon beekeeper believes he has found a new variety of honey bee which can rid themselves of a parasitic mite." http://bbc.co.uk/news/… -- David Pilling email: david@pilling.demon.co.uk web: http://www.davidpilling.net/ post: David Pilling, P.O. Box 22, Thornton-Cleveleys, Blackpool. FY5 1LR. UK fax: +44(0)870-0520-941