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Originally Posted by Mistress
Well it is something to consider, how would you treat a virus like this in bees and if they are treatable what would prevent them from from becoming immune to the treatment?
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Breed for tolerance first, immunity in the long-term. The life cycle of the insect is so short that traditional breeding methods work fine. Also, a short life cycle means that it is usually not cost-effective to treat bees except with very inexpensive antibiotics. And they are ineffective against viruses.