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"J. Waggle" <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:26:05 -0700
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--- On Wed, 3/18/09, allen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Any stock where important commercial traits were not held
> above survival are suspect.

Perhaps, a key reason for the dependency on treatments.

Personally, I don’t see how any good breeder can place traits of economic value above that of survival traits.  Need not a colony survive to produce a surplus?  :)

Would not a more ‘balanced approach‘, which places the bees needs (survival traits) together with the human needs (economic traits) be greatly beneficial to both species?  

Our track record suggests that commercial traits ARE NOT  held above that of survival:

Why did they bring the Russian bees in, solely for their resistance?
Why did they not breed the bee in the USA that has proven itself commercially viable for over a hundred years?
By the success of Russian bees, it highly suggests that consumers are demanding traits of survival over traits of economic value.

Best Wishes,
Joe


      

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