>I remember following the slow spread of varroa across Europe (when it was sometimes referred to as the "bee wolf")... In his 'Beemoth or Waxworm' Paddock ascribes the term 'Bee Wolf' to common usage in the time of Swammerdam: https://ia800202.us.archive.org/25/items/cu31924000013502/cu31924000013502.pdf http://janswammerdam.org/bees.html The more things change... *********************************************** 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