Might be a stupid question, but how do we know these viruses are "honey bee viruses" much less managed honey bee viruses , could the wild bees not be simple carriers? I guess the larger question is how do we know the original origins of viruses, just as humans die from malaria yet mosquitoes carry it and are not affected... so in this case is the virus a human virus or mosquito virus? I'm just wondering if this article isn't placing blame (on managed colonies) where blame is not due... *********************************************** 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