>What then is your interpretation of the authors' actual statement: "The
current application protocol for fumagillin may exacerbate N. ceranae
infection rather than suppress it"? That is what they said, I didn't
editorialize.

Note that they included the qualifier "may."  I've spoken at length with
both Dr Huang and Dr Solter about their research, and don't wish to speak
for them, but my understanding of our conversations is that they were
surprised by the finding.  I reviewed the data, and do not question that a
tiny dose of fumagillin appeared to increase nosema replication.  But that
is a far cry from finding that treatment overall will cause an exacerbation
of infection.

BTW, I'm extremely impressed by their work.  Bringing in an expert on
nosema in other insect species such as Dr. Solter gave novel insights in
investigating the issue in honey bees.  Their research was brilliant, and
could have been published as three separate papers.


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

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