Allen Dick wrote: 

 

>>>Where did I read or hear that the reason that the AHB in Tucson are now
less problem than when they first arrived was that the troublemaking
swarms/hives were immediately killed, whereas the less troublesome ones were
not detected and thus left alone.  This selection, over a decade or more,
apparently had a noticeable effect, so it seems that they respond to
selection pressures fairly quickly, as expected.>>>>

 

Allen:  This is tantalizing. I am writing something on the subject and
touching on this point. I've talked to several people that worked AHB in 4
countries with out gloves/veils.

If the source comes to mind, drop us a line, won't you?

 

Dick Marron


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