> > > I hope your study shows positive results and believe this is one > 'treatment' that can really be shown statistically to have utility. Thanks for the support, Bill. I was criticized off list by another, who misunderstood, thinking that I was asking for donations to help me to develop a commercial product. In truth, I am only wanting to try to answer the question as to whether colony productivity correlates with the presence or predominance of certain gut flora. We plan to publish our results for the benefit of all. Curiously, although many are curious as to what results we may find, no one has stepped forward to contribute a few dollars toward the cost of finding out. -- Randy Oliver Grass Valley, CA www.ScientificBeekeeping.com *********************************************** 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