Hello, As a new addition to this list server I have found its informative discussions very interesting. I have two question areas , 1. Has anyone read any literature or had personal experience with their bees with heavy use of bt corn pollen,(IE) hives in close proximity to farmland growing monoculture bt corn? Have you seen any signs of involvement with the larva in the hives? Can the bt properties act through the pollen and the silk flour? Is this a non problem? 2. Montsanto has released for testing the terminator seed lines of some plants> I have not been able to find out which plant lines are being tested, only rumers of rice, wheat, and corn. Any help out there? Has any information been published on how this gene splicing will affect the food chain, pollen, energy of the food or how our bodies or the bees bodies will react when feeding upon a genetically altered foodstuff? Can the terminator gene be spread to other plants of the same or other species(total sterilization of the seed crop in agriculture in a couple growing seasons)? any input will be appricated thanks Al Boehm Columbus N.C. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]