We are going down this path, north of the 49th. http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$Department/deptdocs.nsf/all/prm13239/$FILE/beekeeping-future-pt1-landal.pdf Above is the first part of an IPM presentation this year to the Alberta Beekeepers Commission. Our Federal Government is committed to this path, so I guess so are the Beeks. Part 2 - http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$Department/deptdocs.nsf/all/prm13239/$FILE/antimicrobial-use-changes-otto.pdf There are a couple more power point presentations available at the Alberta Apiculture home page. See below. http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/prm13239 Not a great amount of detail, but the trend is clear. Best regards, Brian *********************************************** 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