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…and the world is slightly less bright, the conversation just slightly less
witty, the drinks a bit less sparkling.
https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=51086
Everyone knows Dr. Eric Mussen of UC Davis, or at least knows of him, as he
has published “From the UC Apiaries" and "Bee Briefs" since before most of
us even started keeping bees. I have many pages of those newsletters
stapled into my notebooks at strategic places.
I won’t even try to summarize his 38 years as the go-to guy in entomology
for all of California, but I will point out that Eric coined the term
"Nuisance Beekeeping" to describe those who would not treat for varroa, and
would then have their dying hives robbed out by otherwise healthy hives,
which would be (re)infested in the process.
He retired in 2014, but now it’s serious - He has actually vacated his
office, after continuing to work a full load as “emeritus apiculturist” for
seven years AFTER he “retired”.
Eric even saved my wife (back when she was my fiancée) from a very annoying
and persistent stalker/ crazy person at an HAS conference. He put her in
his car, and took her to dinner off site, and he calmed down a very upset
woman. He did not know her from Adam, he’s just a stand-up guy.
Eric is one of the guys upon whose shoulders we all stand so that we can see
just a bit further.
(It is way cool that one can go to a conference, and actually sit next to
the guys whose shoulders we stand upon.)
You will miss Eric, even if you don’t know anything he did.
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