In a message dated 5/12/00 1:33:34 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:

<<  There seemed to be many other suitable nest locations - no
lack of trees, etc. but the box seemed to make a very good home and they
had surely overwintered there. >>

I was wondering whether the colonies in the water meter boxes had been tested
for Africanization because there could be some environmental factor that
caused a sudden change in the bee's behavior, European and African alike. If
that was ruled out I thought that might be powerful evidence. If it's not
ruled out, then the coincidence of the arrival of the AHBs with the water
meter infestations is still strong evidence.