Hello Brian & All,


>I have asked repeatedly here for a clarification of the Apiary Inspectors
or America (AIA) statistics concerning losses on CCD.

Why here? Call or email Jerry Hayes.

>Today I may have found the first news quote that substantiates my own
estimate.

I am really glad the members of the CCD team are not living in the past like
you *seem* to be. What happened last year is old news. The future is what is
happening now and this fall.

 All of us need to be concerned about CCD. A huge forest fire can be started
by a single match or tossed out lit cigarette. The symptoms described by the
CCD team does not fit what we normally see. If we do not see any CCD this
fall then the cause will for the most part will remain unknown (similar to
other times in beekeeping history). If a million hives ( example) crash this
fall wiping out an industry then we have got the ground work in place to act
quickly.

Keep in mind that if CCD should raise its head and crash a million hives
this fall nothing will stop the problem this fall. Right now its a wait and
see issue.

 Document and take samples will be the CCD team response if CCD issues arise
this fall. What else can they do?. Try to find solutions for 2008.

Hopefully CCD is over, done, finished!

bob


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