>There is only one case I know of here in Australia of SHB in fruit (laboratory identified) and that was in apples in a compost bin. I saw a presentation once of a researcher who studied them in Africa, where they commonly breed in a local fruit. Dr Peter Teal tested all sorts of fruit scents, and found SHB in the U.S. were strongly attracted to the scent of pears. I can't remember who, but I also saw a presentation in which they had been found breeding in fallen fruit in Florida. -- 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