Of course, the association between N. ceranae and poor health of A. mellifera colonies may simply represent reporting bias; a novel disease organism in moribund colonies will be understandably publicised whereas it may go unsampled and unnoticed if it does not have a marked pathological effect on its novel host. Robert J. Paxton Journal of Apicultural Research 49(1): 80-84 (2010) © IBRA 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Peter Loring Borst 128 Lieb Road Spencer, NY 14883 607 280 4253 peterloringborst.com I take the trouble to protest against these assumptions, because they are not merely harmless fancies, but theories that are apt to paralyse action and encourage scientific indolence. -- James Crichton-Browne *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm
