Bob Harrison wrote:
> Should not we study first and then decide?
>
>   
Amen. If you read the various articles on it in the scientific studies 
releases, there are more questions than answers.

One is that it does appear in non-CCD colonies with no problems. Its 
symptoms do not match CCD. KBV is also present in 3/4 of the colonies. 
It appears that Varroa may be involved, but that does not match prior 
statements.

All that is really said is that it is present in all those CCD colonies 
that the Penn people tested as CCD. But the real CCD problem occurred 
first in the mid-west, not the east. And, as I have previously stated, 
some of the eastern colonies had major Varroa problems.

Many virus were found in bees long before Varroa and Tracheal. It was 
not until the mites arrived that virus became a major problem with bees. 
I know that some are tired of my mantra, but the real problem is mites.

BTW, since the problem is now solved (stop imports and destroy all 
Australian colonies, right?), do we still need funding to find the cause 
of CCD?

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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