Juanse writes: > I met the author of the study Peter B is referencing and enjoyed the presentation she gave at the WABA 2010 meeting. Even though I agree with the concept that it is not possible to wipe out nosema sp completely from our bees, I wouldn't use that research as a good reference. Greetings Juanse! I see you are a man of few words. However, maybe you could say just a few more about why it is not a good reference ... Pete *********************************************** 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