> We have imported New Zealand package bees with Italian queens twice in the 
> last several years. They have proved highly susceptible to chalkbrood and 
> EFB.

I talk to quite a few beekeepers around here and although there seem to be a 
few (very few) who like NZ queens, many buy NZ packages (because it is all 
they can get) without queens and add Hawaiian or US queens on arrival. 

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