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>Millions of colonies imported from outside of North America - is this
>accurate?  Are they talking about package imports from Australia? 

Waldemar,

The sentence was confusing. Here it is:

> Last year, honeybees -- millions of colonies of which are leased by
farmers to ensure pollination -- had to be imported from outside North
America for the first time in decades because of a shortage in the U.S. 

* The part between the dashes is a separate thought. It might better be
stated thusly:

> Last year, honeybees had to be imported from outside North America for
the first time in decades because of a shortage in the U.S. Millions of
colonies are leased by farmers to ensure pollination.

Peter

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