Jerry wrote:

> Before anyone decides to import Apis ceranae, remember - Kashmir virus 
> came
> to us from that species of bee.

Perhaps the greatest danger would come from tropilaelaps.  I suspect that 
the move to cerana would mean the demise of beekeeping with mellifera - a 
huge change.

Best wishes

Peter Edwards
beekeepers at stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk
www.stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk/

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