Kevin P. Sargent wrote: WHICH IS THE WORST TO HAVE: 1. AFRICANIZED HONEY BEES 2. AMERICAN FOULBROOD 3. EUROPEAN FOULBROOD 4. MITES QO BEETLES PLEASE POST IN ORDER YOUR #1 WORST TO YOUR #4 WORST TO HAVE OR GET? AND LIST HOW WE CAN STOP THE SPREAD OF THEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME reply from Lorenzo Lorraine Straincloth, Jr. III University of MustConfess Destiny Comparative Analysis of Beehive Plagues If a beekeeper on an island has nothing to eat but honey he can live... six months honey and bananas... twelve months honey, bananas, and milk... eighteen months Then he commits suicide at the sight of his next meal. The beehive on the island gets AFB, or EFB... dies in six months gets the lesser hive beetle... dies the first time it's kicked (greater hive beetle?)... hasn't reached the island yet gets varroa... dies in three years gets tracheal mite... lives indefinitely get African honey bee... beekeeper leaves the island Best way to stop the spread of diseases? Eat honey, bananas and milk for eighteen months. Hope this helps. ================================================================= Internet service provided by telus.net http://www.telus.net/