--- On Thu, 2/18/10, Peter L Borst <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

I have obtained a copy of Xerces' petition. While the petition carefully avoids stating that honey bees are a threat to native bees, ... and 2) draw a direct connection between honey bee parasites and bumble bees (DWV, Nosema ceranae, and Aethina tumida). 
PETITION:
General threats to bumble bee pollinators include: introduced disease from commercial bee rearing and movement, .....
Deformed wing virus (DWV) and .... are examples of pathogens that have been documented in both honey bees and bumble bees. 
quoted from 
PETITION BEFORE THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
January 12, 2010
THE XERCES SOCIETY FOR INVERTEBRATE CONSERVATION
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Has there been any DNA analysis to determine if the honey bee DWV and the bumble bee DWV are the same organism?   Or are they two separate organisms that exhibit the same effect?
Mike in LA



      

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