Jim writes:
The "genetics of AHB" was the crux of Bill Wilson's point
made in a series of articles he wrote for ABJ in the
mid-1960s.  The problem was called "disappearing disease"
back then, but the symptoms were essentially identical to
those listed for what we now call "CCD".  The source of the
"AHB Genetics" was not hard to find, it was the deliberate
use of semen from AHB drones at the Baton Rouge Bee Lab. 

Reply:
Gee Jim, one would think that after close to a half century
of the USDA shipping so much AHB genetics around it would
be common understanding that the bees have been here and
have been handled by beekeepers and managed okay. So what
is the problem today getting things out of control besides
all the various treatments, all the various artificial
feeds, and of course even bigger artifical comb size now,
besides inbreeding toping out IMPOV? I didn't even mention
association with migratory movement, but when does the
industry just decide something needs to be changed, for it
cannot be AHB up to fify years later shipped to all states
by USDA in bulk. That problem long passed.......So what
really is going on? Does anyone really know??? besides
nature taking control again.......

Dee





       
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