On Thu, 7/25/13, Peter L Borst <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> With the high value of pollinating units at present,
> there is no indication that the number will fall below 2.5
> million hives. If it were to rise, on the other hand, the
> price offered to beekeepers for pollination would fall, and
> we would start back down. Obviously, these numbers are
> market driven.
So can we say Jeff Pettis is on shaky ground to claim annual colony
losses in the 30% range are "economically unsustainable"?
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2009/090519.htm?pf=1
Paul Cherubini
El Dorado, Calif.
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