>I have to say that I was amazed by the description of cerana as an 
>aggressive, stinging bee.  Is this a different subspecies from those that I 
>have seen in S India and Thailand?

Yes. This is the Java strain (subspecies) which is totally different in all 
ways to those in India and Thailand.

Whilst the bureaucrats may have given up, the beekeepers have not.  In 
Australia we have a saying that "it is not over till the fat lady sings". 
So far I have not heard any singing.  We will be fighting to keep the 
eradication program in place.

Trevor Weatherhead
AUSTRALIA 

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