.and order some "Fusion Protein Technology", where the spider venom peptides are attached to plant lectin 'carrier' proteins. The paper makes a good effort to chase down the biochemistry of the effects on bee cogitative skills of this new proposed biopesticide. Fittingly published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B(ee): http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/281/1787/20140619 (abstract) http://tinyurl.com/my3tz27 http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/281/1787/20140619.full.pdf+ht ml (full paper) http://tinyurl.com/mt89kpy So, we may have an entire new class of pesticides: "Atracotoxins targeting calcium channels are potential alternatives to conventional pesticides." *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html