In a message dated 20/12/2008 20:12:37 GMT Standard Time,
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The easier and quicker you can transport goods the more likely it is
that we will see transmission of almost any variety of pest, disease,
virus, and the like...
Near Kilkenny in Ireland a house builder opened a sealed pack of cedar
shingles to roof a building and was surprised when some large bees emerged and
flew. I guess that they were some form of 'carpenter bee' that had pupated in
the timber during the journey across the Atlantic from, I think, Canada. Is
this the start of a problem?
Chris
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