Hi,

> Yesterday, I went to the almonds to check the colonies.  Nearly all
> the HSC colonies had collapsed.

Well, this is not so good news, but the good news is some did survive  
according to your testimony. Do you have the privilege of saying how  
many are left in both treatments and what the ratio of mortality is?  
Survival to me is what is important, mite counts as far as I know can  
be deceptive to what the bees may be doing inside the hive. Thanks  
Randy for you work in this area of study.

God Bless,

Keith Malone

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