And article worth reading ... this could be the missing link for the world
spread of NosemaC and viruses. Well I do not discount chinese pollen and
royal jelly.

Is Commercial Bumblebee Raising Wiping Out Our Native Bees?

"A crucial factor, according to Thorp and other scientists, was the rise of
the commercial bumblebee rearing industry in the early 1990s, largely for
greenhouse tomato pollination. Captive bees, they say, played a key role in
spreading disease, which has led to the decline of several North American
species, all of which belong to the same subgenus. If their theory proves to
be correct, the rapid growth of the greenhouse tomato industry over the last
two decades may have inadvertently wiped out a number of important native
pollinators."

Read more:
http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/endangered-bumblebees-460909#ixzz19tS2tUKg

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