Gavin Said, "I may have a vested interest in the answer, but is breeding really the problem or maybe simply the answer? I hold the view that we have had too little breeding of bees in the UK, and that a tad more would go a long way to improving bee health." I disagree Gavin. Decreasing the gene pool is never a good idea and any breeding to compound the genes for a specific trait will also increase the liklihood that undesireable traits or perhaps genes that are actually detrimental to the bee will also be compounded. I apologize, the magazine is Discover not Discovery. Other issues such as natural feed vs corn syrup feed and the stress of single source feeds such as is found in commercial pollinators and transport stress is discussed as well. I don't think it is a single issue but it looks like much has combined to form the perfect storm and that storm is killing our bees. Coleene *********************************************** 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 *********************************************** 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