>>Were their bees checked by the CCD team for damaged malpighian 
tubules?

Were large commercial beekeepers with big CCD losses in the US using 
OA?  I guess we won't know since OA is not registered.  By the way, 
I've been using OA for the past 3 years.  All my colonies came 
through this winter w/o losses.

Several people have said bees don't ingest OA.  Can OA reach kidneys 
in other ways?

Ari, do you see anything like CCD in Finland where OA use wide-spread?

Waldemar

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