I finally have permission to resample some of my (very isolated) western and
southwestern Arizona feral bee areas, which I scanned in advance of the
"dreaded" AHB from 1988-1994, and should have a few facts by mid-April. Who
knows what lurks in the depths of the desert ??  - Stay tuned.
   - John Edwards - address below

Adrian Wenner wrote:

> Bill Mares asked:
>
> >Are they gone?  Are they going?  Are they just hiding?
> >    Does anyone have any better data than these gut feels? Thanks
>
>    On that point, one might read my letter on page 658 in the September
> issue of the AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL.
> *  "When we meet a fact which contradicts a prevailing theory,
> *     we must accept that fact and abandon the theory,

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John F. Edwards
Biological Lab. Technician
"Feral Bee Tracker and AHB Identifier"
Carl Hayden Bee Research Center
Tucson, Arizona 85719
http://198.22.133.109/