Rory Stenerson wrote:
>
> Greetings Bee-L subscribers,
>
> What did everyone think of the following statements made in Rick Cole's
> article?
>
> I thought I saw some debatable items such as:
>
> >Pesticides, pollution and parasites have wiped out 90% of the nation's
> >honeybees.
>
> >The "African" honeybee is slightly larger
> >than the "European" honeybee we're used to,
>
> >So far, no American has died
> >from an attack by the "killer bees."
 
Right.  I believe that all three of the statements are false, but it
would take more of my time than I thought warranted to track down the
citations for challenging them.
 
Ted Fischer
Dexter, Michigan USA