All
 
Last I checked, biologists consider bees to be animals.  The  plant/animal 
question becomes a bit iffy for some unicellular organisms, but  bees are 
certainly animals.
 
A few weeks ago, I asked if bees were livestock.  This was again from  a 
'legal/political' viewpoint.  Your e-mails helped Dr. Robert Cramer at  MSU in 
Bozeman, MT with his work on Nosema.  He now has a full time  technician - 
in Montana, bees are considered to be livestock.
 
We did find one state that moved the bee program into their plant division  
- because bees pollinate plants.  The implication was that bees were an  
extension of plants - or so it seems.  I originally smiled at that logic,  but 
considering concept of insect and plant co-evolution, maybe its not so far  
off the mark.
 
Thanks
 
Jerry
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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