Hi Everyone,


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Blane White
MN Dept of Agriculture
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John Mitchell asks: "Is there anybody on the list who operates in Texas
and has some more information about how this quarantine works?  Obviously,
it means you can't take colonies out of the quarantine area, but can you
move colonies around within the quarantine area?"

" I'm not a commercial beekeeper, but I know Paul Jackson (State Apiary
Inspector) and others who are familiar with the quarantine, and that is what
I have heard:  you cannot move bees out of the quarantined area into an area
that is free of AHB, but you CAN move them anywhere within the quarantined
area. "

Actually, you can move colonies out of the quarantine area if they are tested and certified as european by TX inspection service.  The require the use of european queens from outside the quarantine area and will sample and test bees from the hives before the colonies are allowed to leave the quarantine area.  The idea is to allow reasonable movement but not move AHB.

blane