>At 10:15  4/17/96 +1200, you wrote:
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>>Sender:       Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
>>Poster:       Robert Rice <[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject:      bee treatments -Reply
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>>Walter,
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>>I quote from you >
>>>Anyone wanting  U S produced honey without the possibility of DRUG
>>>contamination should contact a Hawaiian bee keeper. We don't use
>>>anything more then some terrimycin and that is very infrequently.
>>>Hoping it works out in a safe and best way.
>>
>>For one who is so scathing about New Zealand's disease status,  I
>>thought it interesting that you don't consider terrimycin a drug; is that the
>>correct implication of your statement.  From the Collins English Dictionary I
>>quote " Drug - any synthetic or natural chemical substance used in the
>>treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of a disease."
>>
>>Exactly for which disease do you use terrimycin in Hawaii ?
>>
>>In New Zealand it is illegal to even use terrimycin, and has we are mite
>>free there is no use of apistan or other such chemicals; the use of which
>>in beehives would be illegal anyway unless the laws were changed.
>>
>>So if you want really pure DRUG FREE HONEY you had better buy it from
>>New Zealand.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Robert Rice
>>Apiculture Service Manager (South Island)
>>Ministry of Agriculture
>>NEW ZEALAND
>>
>
>Really, folks,
>
>This arguement between New Zealand and Hawaii is getting old.  IMHO, you
>guys are taking up too much bandwidth, that people have to pay for, with
>meaningless "punch trading".  Can we please put a lid on it?
>
>Does anyone else feel this way, or am I the only one?
>
>
>Mike Wallace
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>McKinney, Texas   USA
>Don't cuss!  Call Gus.  He'll cuss for both of us.
 
Mike - Right on!
 
Barry Birkey
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