>
> >However, the reverse may be true also, that too much protein is not a
> good thing either. See: . "Ant workers die young and colonies collapse when
> fed a high-protein diet."


I don't know why you would cite that study, Pete, as it has nothing to do
with what we are talking about.  Any nutritionist can tell you that if you
eat too high a protein diet that your kidneys will be overwhelmed from
nitrogen overload.  This has also been shown to be the case for honey
bees--*provided
that you artificially restrict their access to nectar or honey or sugar.*

We're not talking about artificially restrictions here.  We're talking
about the impacts of changing diets on not only bees, but upon all other
herbivores that may not be able to easily adjust their diets.  Many insects
consume only a single species of plant.  Their growth rates and immune
systems would be expected to be impacted by any change in the nutritional
composition of that plant matter.


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

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