I agree that breeding for resistance, selection of stock is the way to go -  
but many of our beekeepers and growers won't last long enough.  Dee shows  
uncommon courage and perserverance in letting selection take its  course.  Most 
beekeepers and growers like to stay in business, avoid going  bankrupt, want a 
pay check, ability to cover the mortgage.
 
Treating for Nosema may be the only option at present to keep individual  
operations in business.  It is a stop gap at best.
 
I've got one colony that has made it through two waves of CCD - want to  find 
more.  We'll get these to Sue Colby, as we find them.
 
Not sure treating comb with anything will help much.  We're not  recovering 
much Nosema from comb, we're finding it in the bees  themselves.
 
Jerry
 
 
 
 



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