> > > With the great ability of viruses to mutate, seems to me with RNAi > technology we are just going to be breeding super viruses and pests that > will only be able to be further controlled with more use of this same > technology. The most direct way to breed for super viruses is to pack a large number of hosts in close proximity. Commercial beekeeping exactly fits the bill. FWIW, I am not recommending that every beekeeper start dumping RNA products into their hives. I personally seek out and breed from survivor colonies in yards that have crashed. -- Randy Oliver Grass Valley, CA www.ScientificBeekeeping.com *********************************************** 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 Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm