<<Brian said:  My own opinion is the Fall of 2005 mite crash  losses in the 
USA far outweighs the tiny number of  colonies claimed to be  afflicted with 
CCD>>
 
Brian, can you provide the numbers of colonies lost in the Fall of 2005  mite 
crashes in the USA?  If you are going to list this as the benchmark,  what is 
the number?
 
Also, it appears that you live in Minnesota.  I suggest that you talk  to 
some of the large migratory beekeepers in your state who have reported CCD,  some 
of whom we have investigated/sampled.  I don't think they'd consider  the 
losses as tiny.
 
Jerry
 
 
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