PLB >Apparently, selection for avoidance of potential sources of diseases and parasites did not occur, suggesting that parasites and diseases have not been important selective agents in the natural history of honey bees.
How can one make that statement?? While its true the occasional bee does dumb stuff and dies, they don't as a rule forage in things that are harmful. How many parasites and dieses have they overcome that we know nothing about?? That statement seems to be quite a reach to me.
Charles
***********************************************
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