Icosahedral particles of 120-180 nm diameter. Plenty on this group of viruses
here:
http://www.trevorwilliams.info/Iridovirus.htm
Dissection of iridovirus-infected cricket showing the blue-tinted fat body and
an electron micrograph here:
http://ispi-lit.cirad.fr/text/Heuschrd.htm
Should be easy to spot!
Do folk remember Dee Lusby's graphic description of her CCD-like problems? One
striking part of her description was the loose clustering of inactive bees in
the weak survivors of the epidemic, even during a nectar flow. She used the
word clustering. See her contributions to this thread:
http://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A1=ind0804A&L=BEE-L#15
Oh, and by the way Juanse, climate change deniers do not make scientific martyrs
these days. The evidence for AGW is overpowering! They have no excuse for
continuing to sit on the wrong side of the fence. Even sitting on the fence
these days is a pastime for the confused, at least over here in Europe.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100919104002.htm
And that is *during* a deep sunspot minimum.
best wishes to all
Gavin
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