Hi to Jim and all on BEE-L Jim, you wrote: Bottom line, every time anyone uses any form of antibiotic on bacteria, they are very likely, if not certain, to be creating yet another "strain" of the targeted bacterium in the process. Reply: I am sure glad you wrote your reply the way you did! I liked everything you said. This reminds me though, aren't we currently in US Federal Register comment period for allowing imports of queens and bees from Australia and New Zealand? How now would this have bearing upon a new strain of EFB and or AFB coming into the USA that could cause problems to our beekeeping community here or even for that matter, Canada, adding to our woes of PMS already ongoing? Also, while I think of it Jim and others here on the list. Where is Kasmir Bee Virus from and would that be a sleeper for the future what with bees so suceptible to secondaries anymore from problems they already have? Regards, Dee A. Lusby __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com