A newspaper article that might be of interest: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/aug/25/honeybees-virus-superbee-saviour-swindon Could a superbee from Swindon save the world? A honeybee bred in the town could kill the mite that has wiped out billions of bees around the world -- Juanse Barros J. APIZUR S.A. Carrera 695 Gorbea - CHILE +56-45-271693 08-3613310 http://apiaraucania.blogspot.com/ [log in to unmask] *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm