I have to agree with Allen on the border issues between Canada and the US. It's useless to try and prevent the flow of bees either direction. I just made a trip to Vancouver, BC in Canada last week. The customs form going to Canada asks if you specifically have live bees with you. The customs form for the US on my return asks the same thing. These forms obviously are asking this question so that if you answer affirmative, they will confiscate the bees from you. What a waste of manpower, paper and time! I thought that NAFTA was supposed to get us over this trash. As for Mexican bees, I'm not worried and I have much more at risk than anyone in Canada. The flood of "killer bees" just hasn't caused the great problems that everyone was so afraid of. I've traveled all over Central and South America. I've never been warned of "killer bees" upon entering one of these countries. I've never heard of a "killer bee" massacre in one of these countries. Of course, people die from bee stings. Some people are allergic to bee stings and they will die after being stung. Some of these people may intrude upon a hive, get stung, die and cause an uproar about "killer bees". I think we, as beekeepers, need to temper these problems. People who know I keep bees ask me about the "killer bees" and I say I welcome them. While they may be a little more aggressive, they also introduce a new gene pool that may actually strengthen beekeeping as we know it. I also stress that the hype is just that. "Killer bees" are here. They are not causing massacres of people. It's time to spread facts, not hype. For some reason the they spread of these bees has stopped, whether it be cold climate or varroa that has stopped them. I don't think that we should be worried to the extent the tabloid press would scare us. I've heard of Cyprian and African bees being imported to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s. They were just mean bees and didn't cause any hype then. Don't be overly scared of "killer bees". The facts just don't support the hype.