The November issue of the ABJ has an unsigned article which states in part:

The latest research on mites, and another avenue to control them is welcomed. However, the recent research and surveys and the current “Mite-A-thon”
obfuscates the real cause of the bee health crisis: their toxic environment.



That comment or story does not surprise me at all.  Desperate attempts to change the narrative are extremely common!  Any educated writer would have never diminished Varro in an attempt to switch topics.  The writer should have used "don't forget" or some other point to redirect,  not diminish.
 

What does concern me more, is the concept of unsigned articles.  Our last editior (Joe Grahm) was fantastic.  Having read several articles from the new Editor  my huge concern  was a possible change in direction and much more bias.   I hope this is not a harbinger of that.

Charles

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