You might be interested to read recent article. http://www.latimes.com/news/science/wire/sns-ap-us-food-and-farm-disappe aring-bees,0,7333497,full.story Plight of bees worsens this winter and scientists spot stew of pesticides in pollen, hives By AP writers Garance Burke and Seth Borenstein March 24, 2010 I wonder how many tested samples were from Canada! medhat Medhat Nasr, Ph. D. Provincial Apiculturist Crop Diversification Centre North 17507 Fort Road Edmonton, AB, Canada T5Y 6H3 Tel: (780) 415-2314 Fax: (780) 422-6096 Mailto:[log in to unmask] *********************************************** 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