>Dear Panel Members: > >I write to enthusiastically and unequivocally endorse the Honey Bee >Genome Project (HBGP).The beekeeping industry in the United States, >and the critical pollination services provided to agriculture and >the entire ecosystem, will reap substantial benefits from a HBGP. > >As a honey bee breeder, I am particularly excited about what the >sequence information could do to accelerate breeding superior honey >bees. The information gleaned from the HBGP will dramatically >improve our ability to develop new strains of honey bees that resist >parasites and disease, tolerate insecticide exposure and exhibit >reduced defensive behavior. > >Daniel Weaver >[log in to unmask] >beeweaver.com