With all due respect it has been quite clear that the survey and CCD map does not always match with 
the story on the ground. 

I feel it is an important piece of the CCD puzzle but is not the definitive and complete source of 
information either. 

Obviously getting a complete picture of the scope of CCD is part of the CCD problem in addition to 
finding a cause and without your efforts we would be even more lost in the sea of claims and reports. 

Here on Bee-L we have seen too many pieces of information coming from very credible sources that 
paint a very different picture of how far reaching CCD is in North America then the survey and map 
would suggest.

From my perspective the map in particular is a major component of the "overblown statements" and 
paints a misleading picture of how widespread CCD was. 

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