Queen Swap Experiments Reveal Varroa Resistance Tactics! | Stephen Martin

How beekeepers can propagate the varroa-resistant traits they have in their colonies depends on how varroa resistance, i.e. the key hygienic behavioural traits, are passed onto the next generation. Queen swap experiments conducted both in the UK and Hawaii both showed that to propagate mite-resistant traits, beekeepers only need to re-queen a colony with a locally mated queen from an established resistant population. Stephen J Martin currently works at the School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford. Stephen does research in the causes behind honey bee losses and chemical recognition in social insects. Sign up for the 2025 SBGMI Virtual Winter Conference featuring Dr. Melissa Oddie, Dr. Fanny Mondet, Dr. Nuria Morfin, Dr. Samantha Alger, Dr. Kirsten Traynor, Brandon Simmons, Martin Gabel, Northern Queen Initiative, and more: https://sbgmi.org/michigan-beekeeping-winter-conference-2025Subscribe to the SBGMI Newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/hToTyjJoin the SBGMI: https://www.sbgmi.org/membershipStay up to date on our premium speaker events: https://www.sbgmi.org/shopMembers receive annual access to premium content and 2022, 2023, and 2024 Virtual Winter Conference Recordings featuring Dr. John Harbo, Dr. Jamie Ellis, Dr. David Peck, Troy Hall, Cory Stevens, Dr. Robyn Underwood, Michael Bush, Nathalie B. Kim Flottum, Randy McCaffrey 629Dirtrooster, Dr. Stephen Martin, Melanie Kirby, Stephen Repasky, Ang Roell, Dr. Karia Wagoner, Ryan Williamson, Adrian Quiney, and Les Crowder! beekeeping 101,beekeeping for beginners,how to start beekeeping,beekeeping business,beekeeping classes,beekeeping basics,beekeeping tips,combining hives,november tips,treating varroa mites,varroa mite,queen failure,queen breeding,how to inspect a hive, requeening a hive,beekeeping,northern beekeeping,controlling mites,drone honey bee,honey,queen bee,beekeeper,bees,honey bees,james lee's bees,james lees bees, november tips, treating varroa mites, queen breeding, combining hives, drones, game of drones, bob binnie, VSH, SMR, MNR