Date sent:              Wed, 5 Aug 1998 13:34:15 EDT
Send reply to:          Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology
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From:                   Aaron Morris <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:                Another thing to worry about (Afro Beetles!)
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> beetles also.  It may be the case that freezing grounds will kill off the
> pupal stage of the beetle and the only Northern problem will come from
> hitch hiking beetles in migratory hives.  It is NOT KNOWN if beetles will
>snip<
> curiosity to Northern beekeepers, but the short of it is WE DON'T KNOW
> AT THIS TIME!  Now doesn't this make all you southern beekeepers want to
> head for the tundra?
 
Just one more reason to keep the border between Canada and the U.S.A
closed. No doubt that will bring howls of anguish!
 
 
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