In a message dated 20/05/2007 15:53:25 GMT Standard Time,
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<<It should be pointed out that it is Apis mellifera mellifera that they are
talking about and not Italians or Carniolans, from which most US commercial
strains are derived. These bees are larger.>>
Beowulf Cooper was just as convinced that Amm was larger! It would be
interesting to see figures based on old museum specimens from the days before
widespread hybridisation.
Regards,
Robert Brenchley,
Birmingham UK
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