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George W Imirie <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 19 Dec 1998 23:35:13 EST
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I just read your posting of 7 days ago - my apologies!
 
Of course I AGREE with you totally.
 
Many bees would be alive today if socalled "beekeepers" had not believed "If
10% fluvalinate in Apistan strips works, than higher percentages of
fluvalinate would work BETTER".  AFTER THEY KILLED THEIR BEES, they blamed it
on resistant mites,
Apistan doesn't work, and a dozen other reasons.
 
Most people would not go to a carpenter or banker to have their appendix
removed.
By the same token, why trust the proper care of honey bee diseases to anyone
other than a trained honey bee research scientist?  Beltsville Research
Laboratory is just 15 miles from my home and I have witnessed how hard those
scientists work with
dedication, and regretfully, for small pay.
 
Maybe the continual loss of honey bees will so severely damage the pollination
of crops desired by humans, that bees will be looked upon with favor rather
than fright caused by Hollywood "killer bee" movies.
 
Keep up the good work! and Have a Fine Holiday
                                                                                                                George Imirie

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