On Sun, 28 May 1995, Michael Stoops wrote: > One speaks of using drones in the local area to mate with the newly > emerged queens. Here in southern/central Texas, that is no longer a > viable method. We now have feral colonies of the 'Aficanized' bee and > knowing that the Africanized drones fly faster than the European drones, > we really run the risk of Africanizing our hives. I wonder if it would be possible to develop a lure that would draw and dispose of all the drones in an area, so that a known drone population could be put in it's place from time to time. I also wonder - do the african drones from feral hives move (drift) into domestic hives? W. Allen Dick, Beekeeper VE6CFK Rural Route One Swalwell Alberta Canada T0M 1Y0 Email: [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] Futures, Art & Honey:http://www.cuug.ab.ca:8001/~dicka