* A recent study, (Keith Delaplane?) Showed that the queens are OK....it must be the environment they live in. Dave Tarpy. I have seen the presentation twice, one in Syracuse and again in Orlando. Very thorough and very persuasive. I am very interested in the issue of supersedure (always have been). There may be issues with drone fertility, caused by miticides, pesticides, or pathogens. Pete A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Access BEE-L directly at: http://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A0=BEE-L