On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:42:12 -0500, Bob Harrison <[log in to unmask]> 
wrote:

 At night in truck stops the air
>is full of diesel fumes. The bees have no air to breathe but the diesel 
fume
>contaminated air. Many times the bees are exposed for up to 36 hours each
>way to California. Exposed each time they are moved.

seems to me bob may be on to something. if it only takes 1/2 hr to affect 
people, just think what it can do to bees with a much smaller brain.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/brain_diesel_dc

mike basset new york 

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