Dick asks:
What, pray tell, does this business about Imidacloprid have to do with the
question originally asked?

 I was commenting on the Steve Davy post and the web site Steve posted.

. Subject box should have been changed. Sorry!

 Dick asks;
Does anyone have any more information to offer about the Kashmir virus in
Canada?

 Most beekeepers which have looked into virus in bees show little interest
as researchers only find and name such ( Bailey).

I have yet to see a workable solution for a bee virus.

On the other hand:

Imidacloprid is being talked about world wide by beekeepers as an every
growing problem which is reportedly killing tens of thousands of beekeepers
hives worldwide with hopefully a solution!

Could even threaten the huge U.S. Almond pollination if not stopped.

Pesticide kills are very hard to prove and litigation is beyound the reach
of most beekeepers .

I can remember warehouses full of deadouts from pesticide kills in the 50's
& 60's and the only compensation the beekeeper got was the small government
payment to replace the dead bees. Program was dropped in 1978 and to my
knowledge is not in effect now! Not a penny for loss of pollination fees or
loss of honey production.

Bob

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