On May 19th I posted on BEE-L a rebuttal to conclusions reached by the group that conducted the radar study of bee flight paths. Thanks to Barry Birkey, one can now find a more complete statement of my position on that matter at: www.beesource.com/pov/wenner/radar.htm Circumstances change. Six months ago I received an invitation to participate at the Third European Congress on Social Insects in St. Petersburg, Russia two months from now. That invitation included the following: Plenary Speaker: "Odor and honey bee exploitation of food crops" Symposium Speaker: "The exciting potential of remote feral bee colonies for Varroa coexistence" (In the symposium, "Can European Honeybees Coexist with Varroa Mites?") Symposium Organizer: "Honeybees and Flowers" Malcolm Sanford will also be there (as organizer of a workshop or round table discussion): "Honey Bees and Social Insects on the Web: Global Communication, Regional Networks, High School and University Education Adrian Adrian M. Wenner (805) 963-8508 (home office phone) 967 Garcia Road [log in to unmask] Santa Barbara, CA 93103 www.beesource.com/pov/wenner/index.htm ******************************************************************* * "...the intensity of the conviction that a hypothesis is true has * no bearing on whether it is true or not." * * Peter Medawar (1979) ******************************************************************* :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::