Resistance to Mites and Small Hive Beetles

• Growth of Varroa destructor Populations in Russian Honeybee Colonies
• Russian Honeybee Colonies: Infestations and Overwintering Survival–Frugal Overwintering
• Russian bees and Tracheal Mites
• Observations on Small Hive Beetle Resistance
• Comparative Resistance to Small Hive Beetle
• Evaluation of Russian Bees for Controlling Varroa
• Comparative Varroa Reproduction in Russian vs Italian hives

Overwintering Ability

• Overwintering in Iowa

Other

• Evidence of Good Genetic Control in Member Apiaries
• Significant Presence of Russian bees in Feral colonies
• Effects of Hive Size, Feeding, and Nosema on Winter Cluster
• Increasing Spring Populations via Feeding