I also agree that all 3 are false.  I have seen Africans side by side and
know they are SMALLER, and YES an American has died; the first one was an
elderly man in Texas.  And I don't think pesticides have done anything do
the bee population compared to varoa!
 
        Rich
 
On Thu, 9 Oct 1997, Ted Fischer wrote:
> Rory Stenerson wrote:
> >
> > Greetings Bee-L subscribers,
> >
> > What did everyone think of the following statements made in Rick Cole's
> > article?
> >
> > I thought I saw some debatable items such as:
> >
> > >Pesticides, pollution and parasites have wiped out 90% of the nation's
> > >honeybees.
> >
> > >The "African" honeybee is slightly larger
> > >than the "European" honeybee we're used to,
> >
> > >So far, no American has died
> > >from an attack by the "killer bees."
>
> Right.  I believe that all three of the statements are false, but it
> would take more of my time than I thought warranted to track down the
> citations for challenging them.
>
> Ted Fischer
> Dexter, Michigan USA
>