Hello All,

>So what  has AHB become them, the new nomenclature or
simplistic word for  nothingmore then hot bees, as
aggressive bees doesn't ketch public opinion  anymore?

The bottom line is simple. Rattlesnakes & poison spiders are around and so
is AHB in Arizona.

In Australia the beekeepers tolerate a half dozen of the most venomous
snakes & spiders in the world. The spiders like to nest in the hive
handholds & the snakes under the hives. Has not and will not stop beekeeping
but people need to be aware.

If thinking of moving to Arizona or becoming a winter snowbird this
publication is free and designed to provide information:

http://phoenix.about.com/cs/desert/a/killerbees01.htm

Only eight confirmed deaths from AHB at time of the newsletter.

Interesting facts about the USDA in Arizona:

http://bees.ucr.edu/ahb.spread.htm

On June 30, 1995 or over ten years ago the Arizona Department of Agriculture
(ADA) *ended* its AHB program due to lack of funding.

95 AHB colonies (with 28 involved in stinging incidents) were logged the
last year of the program which was triple the number from the year before.

The ADA no longer traces the establishment of AHB

Aaron said he was OK with AHB discussion and Dee keeps saying AHB is a non
issue in Arizona so I guess the thread will not die.
The bottom line is we have no clue as to what the establishment of AHb is
now after ten years of not keeping a watch on the problem by the ADA.

Would not the monitor of AHb in Arizona provide valuable information for
California or Florida USDA ? has the situation improved or become worse?

Bob

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