> Aside from that glaring piece of misinformation... It appears that the mainstream press can't ever get the basic facts straight. I've yet to see a completely error-free and hype-free article. Even "Science" and the "New York Times" screwed up. > the article also contains some more informed background > info I have not seen in print yet. > > "One of the unusual features of the disorder is that the > predators of abandoned beehives, such as hive beetles and > wax moths, refuse to venture into infected hives for weeks or longer... > ...Fifty of the hives were irradiated..." Well shucks, you should sign up for Bee Culture's "Catch The Buzz" e-mail news alert service, where I described this testing scheme back on 4/26/07: http://home.ezezine.com/1636/1636-2007.04.26.08.42.archive.html I also mentioned this curious aspect of CCD in an article published in the June edition of Bee Culture, and released online on Bee Culture's "CCD" web page in late April: http://www.beeculture.com/content/ColonyCollapseDisorderPDFs/6%20Trackin g%20A%20Serial%20Killer%20-%20Jim%20Fischer.pdf So, there is an effort to put accurate information out there, not that any of these so-called "journalists" can be accused of doing their homework or fact-checking. The main page for the Bee Culture CCD info is here: http://www.beeculture.com/content/ColonyCollapseDisorder.cfm The archive page of "Catch The Buzz" alerts is here: http://home.ezezine.com/1636/ ****************************************************** * Full guidelines for BEE-L posting are at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm * ******************************************************