HI Everyone,

Jerry B wrote in part:
"I have found that the U.K. and EU ban imports of bees from all but
licensed
areas, and those are limited to Hawaii and the South Island of New
Zealand."

Interesting Jerry since some MN hygienic queens were shipped from the
University of MN to France last late summer/fall.  They were shipped
with proper certificates and legally exported to France.  France
required inspection for AFB of all nucs that the queens came from and
certification of absence of disease.  It is my understanding that these
queens didn't go to a research institute but I could be incorrect in
that point is some countries allow imports of at least queens with
attendants with proper certification and inspections.

fwiw

blane



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MN Dept of Agriculture
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