>
> >Thus, I continue to challenge you to provide information that probiotics
> of the gut are not dependent on diet, as has been shown to be true in
> humans, thus it will probably also be true for bees.  Can you provide
> evidence to the contrary?


Christina, I'm not sure what part of Nancy Moran's or Kirk Webster's
research you read, but much of it indeed has to do with gut and hive
microbiota.  I'm currently publishing summaries of their research in ABJ.
Look for it in the next few issues.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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