>
> >What I know is this: to feed fumagillin to hives that don't need it is
> expensive and irresponsible


I agree completely!

>What I have seen is extremely high levels of nosema in hives that are
> doing perfectly well. Further, as I said, the presence of nosema in
> weakened hives is not an indication that nosema caused the weakness, but
> may be an opportunistic infection.
>

Also agreed!  It appears to me that nosema alone in well-nourished hives
does not cause serious problems.

>
> >Once again, the burden of proof is on those that say that it is a serious
> factor, and that fumagillin helps ameliorate the problem.


That's the sort of data that I'm seeing.


> >The work done by Brenna appears to contradict this hypothesis


I don't understand how you came to this conclusion.  Brenna did not test
treatments with fumagillin in her research!


-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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