Hi Mike

This is what the official version says:

In September 2004 someone in Portugal imported 120 Queens from the USA.
2 days after the queens had been put into the hives, the national laboratory
of Portugal examined the cages in which the queens had been transported as
well as the small number of attendant bees. They found some eggs and some
larvae of the shb. All hives were killed and the combs and suppers were
burned
and the ashes dig into the ground 1 meter deep. The soil was desinfected 4
meters
around the place where the hives were and to a depth of 30 cm. In addition
the
ground was covered with a plastic about 8 meters around the hives. This area
will be closely watched for any beetles emerging.

What is astonishing is the fact, that importing bees from the USA was
forbidden
by the EU commission because of the shb. Still they have imported it. If
this
was not legal, then, why did the national laboratory inspect the cages? If I
would
import something illegally, then I certainly would not advise the
authorities of this???

regards,
dieter

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