Bill posted

> The problem with a statement like Asian Bees being healthier leaves out 
> the main reason bees in NA and Europe have problems. An introduced pest.

Didn't the cerana in India and other south east Asian regions come down with 
Thai sacbrood a while back?  As I recall, there were big losses

Trevor Weatherhead
AUSTRALIA 

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