John Mitchell asks: "Is there anybody on the list who operates in Texas and has some more information about how this quarantine works? Obviously, it means you can't take colonies out of the quarantine area, but can you move colonies around within the quarantine area?" I'm not a commercial beekeeper, but I know Paul Jackson (State Apiary Inspector) and others who are familiar with the quarantine, and that is what I have heard: you cannot move bees out of the quarantined area into an area that is free of AHB, but you CAN move them anywhere within the quarantined area. If you look at the map, it's interesting that there are many counties south of Dallas/Fort Worth that are not quarantined (at least there are some). I'm not sure what all the factors are that contribute to the distribution of AHB. It's an interesting situation. Andy Nachbaur used to say that normally "gentle" bees behaved agressively in desert areas. I'm guessing the same might apply to AHB. That would be an interesting study. Layne Westover College Station, Texas