Interesting quote concerning the finding that GMO pollen had no effect 
on healthy bees but did effect bees with gut parasites (not Varroa) more 
than non-GMO pollen.
>
> According to Hans-Hinrich Kaatz, a professor at the University of 
> Halle in eastern Germany and the director of the study, the bacterial 
> toxin in the genetically modified corn may have "altered the surface 
> of the bee's intestines, sufficiently weakening the bees to allow the 
> parasites to gain entry -- or perhaps it was the other way around. We 
> don't know."
>
> Of course, the concentration of the toxin was ten times higher in the 
> experiments than in normal Bt corn pollen. In addition, the bee feed 
> was administered over a relatively lengthy six-week period.
>
Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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