Ash writes:
> First you would need to know the original level of hygienic behavior and what might have been the natural or background level of hygienic to determine if any success or progress had been made.  Secondly if there is no or little economic incentive to encourage folks to select for this characteristic then most folks will not place much effort into any ultimate and/or long term goal.

This is in response to this:
> the findings of Oldroyd that only approximately 20% of commercial honeybee stock in Australia expresses the hygienic behavioural phenotype (Oldroyd 1996a). It is very surprising that there has been _no improvement in the frequency of the hygienic trait since 1995_, as industry has made considerable efforts to distribute hygienic stock.

1) Oldroyd found the original level of hygienic behavior to be 20%. It's right there. 

2) He stated that the industry made considerable effort to distribute hygienic stock for years. Right there in the next sentence.

How could I have made it more clear?

PLB

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