All
 
We're working on getting bee samples in from Chile and Uruguay for some  
chemical and virus testing.
 
We've talked to APHIS, samples have to be on liquid nitrogen or dry  ice.  
Dry ice seems to be the easier logistic, and for dead insects, APHIS  will 
allow us to receive shipments on dry ice.
 
In Montana, Fed Express is the most reliable carrier, but Fed Express  
doesn't ship 'animals'.  We're still trying to get a decision from  them about 
what a dead bee is.  APHIS just came back, from their  perspective, we must 
label the samples as 'dead insects'.
 
APHIS suggested DHL, but DHL pulled out of MT.
 
I know that some Canadians have gotten LIVE bees from Chile.  We want  to 
ship the dead bee samples from Santiago and Montevideo to Missoula, MT.
 
Anyone know of reliable shippers that have offices in these two cities, and 
 that will accept and deliver 'dead bee samples' to Montana?  Anyone 
getting  queens from these countries?  If so, which carriers do they use?  If I  
can get a list of shippers known to handle bees (or insects for entomological 
 collections), I can sort out which have delivery to Montana. 
 
Thanks
 
Jerry

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