As a beekeeper and professional person (although in the computer field, not in my chosen degree of biology) of a sober 40 years, I resent being lumped with the sophmoric claptrap of the net kiddies, simply because I contributed a myth from the legends of my ancestors in Finland. I realize that the traffic on the net has been a strain on the nerves of us all, lately (none the less because it has been cluttering up a work mailbox that has been getting several dozen bug reports a day), but could we resist the temptation to insult those of us who have serious asperation after knowledge, but merely have contributed something other than varroa reports to the list? (Not that I don't find the varroa reports interesting.) I think it is sad that folks have had to resign this list merely to escape the net.kiddies who have discovered a new toy to amuse themselves and annoy others. I expect that this posting will result in lots of mail from the kiddies, who will now decide to annoy ME. My advice to them is to attempt to find a life, hard as that may be. Maybe even get a degree in biology or something. Thank you. Peace on earth, good will to humanity and the genus Apis. Jane Beckman [[log in to unmask]]