> The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service says bees are
> sometimes imported illegally by post or with air passengers. In one
> case, sniffer dogs found a passenger with six queen bees hidden in a
> fountain pen.

Sniffer dogs have been trained to detect bees.  We supply AQIS (Australian 
Quarantine and Inspection Service) with queen bees on a regular basis for 
re-enforcement training for existing dogs or to train new dogs. 
Unfortunately, there was a case of someone trying to smuggle in queen bees 
several years ago, as Peter alludes to, but the dogs picked him out.  Hence 
the cryptic comments from Ted.  Yes Ted and Norm Rice says to say g'day.

Trevor Weatherhead
AUSTRALIA 

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