The group at EcoHealth broached the idea that not enough focus has been placed on honey bee pathogen issues  (ref: Pathogens, Pests, and Economics: Drivers of Honey Bee Colony Declines and Losses). 

To the contrary, a lot of time and money has been expended on this topic, as well we know. Here is a link to a video on this:

What Happens When Pollinators Get Sick? Behavioral Impacts of Honeybee Viruses
EC Evans, M Pizzorno - 2014  
http://digitalcommons.bucknell.edu/fac_coll/8/

PLB

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