In a message dated 16/12/2008 18:09:51 GMT Standard Time,  
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The UK  model tracks consignments, and would allow the 
napalming of any yard where  diseased queens were shipped.

Don't laugh at my use of the term  "napalming".  I'm not
joking.  Eradication is only possible at  the yard level,
and it is a very realistic approach to assured  eradication.
Yes, it is true that less-robust approaches will fail  to
control the spread of the invasive pest.

The association passes  the hat to replace bees and gear
at a two-for-one ratio, as the victim  needs to be made whole.



Recently a batch of imported nuclei was found to have AFB (despite being  
certified free of that disease before entry). I understand that by the time the  
infection was discovered and a bonfire made it had escaped and spread. 
 
In England, members of the BKA have, as part of their subs, upgradeable for  
larger numbers of hives, membership of Bee Diseases Insurance (BDI) which  
compensates them at a set rate when their hive contents are destroyed by the Bee  
Inspectorate.  It is popular and it helps to keep incidence of notifiable  
disease down as there is no incentive to conceal or to attempt to treat for  
these diseases.
 
Chris

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