Hi All, Thanks for all the responses for bee samples. I've now got plenty of kits sent out for samples from untreated colonies. Apologies to those volunteers to whom I didn't have time to respond--I got more responses from some areas than I needed (esp. the state of Virginia). But I'm lacking volunteers who can take quick samples of 30 bees from 5 different managed, treated colonies. We need samples from regular, treated hives across the U.S. for comparison of DWV types between treated vs untreated hives. Sampling requires only the pulling of a single frame from each hive, and a few seconds to scoop the bee sample into the vial. If you can help, please email [log in to unmask] with the word "Kit" in the subject line. Please include your mailing address in the following format (so that I can cut and paste to a mailing label). Joe Beekeeper 123 Maple St. City, State zip Thanks, Randy -- 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