Last night I attended a meeting of beekeepers about AFB to discuss which steps to take to suppress this illness. In The Netherlands bees, beehives and equipment are burnt and travelling with bee is not longer allowed in the region where the illness was found for a certain time. Because bumble bees are frequently used in glass houses for pollination, the question arised weather bumble bees can carry AFB and in this way can maybe transfer AFB. Is there anything known about this subject? Ilja. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ilja van de pavert the netherlands cancer institute/antoni van leeuwenhoekhuis dept. of biophysics plesmanlaan 121 phone: +31 20 5121894 1066 cx amsterdam fax: +31 20 5121944 the netherlands email: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------