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Re: Bee vectoring
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randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 21 Oct 2019 06:41:25 -0700
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> Part of me thinks this idea is insane. I can't imagine bees "trundling
through" a pesticide while leaving a colony is a good thing.

Bill, this is already a well-tested method of application.  It has been
used for distributing imported pollen (with my own hives), as well as other
biocontrol agents.  Bees are already covered with bacterial and fungal
spores, so not necessarily a huge difference if they carry one more fungus,
so long as it has been well tested not to cause harm to the colony.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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