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Re: Bumble bee housekeeping
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allen dick <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 17 Jun 2005 15:48:27 -0600
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> "Bumble bees have a number of natural enemies...

Apparently they are subject to parasites, too.  A bumble bee specialist who
spoke at a Calgary meeting reported that (as I recall) virtually all that he
examined had some parasite or another and yet they manage.  These are tough
bees!

allen

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