It could be restricted movement, higher percentage of introductions from
countries where N. apis is still more common, maybe climate - all just
guesses.
However, the mixing of bees from north to south, east to west in the U.S.
provides plenty of opportunities for democratic dispersal of pathogens.
Jerry
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