Hi Dee, Mike & All, Mike wrote; > Could > you please expound on this Dee, or provide some > pointers to sites on these symbionts? Thanks, Mike > Dee Replied; > Here you would want to read thru works written by now > retired microbiologist Dr Martha A. Gilliam of the USDA, > I found these links related to here work; http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/aug98/bees0898.pdf http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/aug98/bees0898.htm http://members.aol.com/queenb95/breeding.html http://www.beekeeping.com/articles/us/cupric_salts.pdf http://www.apicolturaonline.it/mailmr00.htm http://www.wasba.org/articles/page12.html . .. Keith Malone, Chugiak, Alaska USA, http://www.cer.org/, c(((([ , Apiarian, http://takeoff.to/alaskahoney/, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Norlandbeekeepers/ , http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ApiarianBreedersGuild/ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::