> This is an update to the information you were sent last Friday (24 Sept)
> about the MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) response to the detection 
> of
> the bee parasite Nosema ceranae in Coromandel apiaries.

With this confirmation of Nosema ceranae (NC) in New Zealand, it begs the 
question of how long NC has been around in mellifera bees?  New Zealand has 
shut off its borders to the outside for many years now.  So how did it get 
NC?  I see in their text that they say Uruguay has had NC since prior to 
1990.  It makes one think that maybe NC has been around for a lot long that 
we presently think.

Trevor Weatherhead
AUSTRALIA

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