Date sent: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 13:34:15 EDT
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From: Aaron Morris <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Another thing to worry about (Afro Beetles!)
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> beetles also. It may be the case that freezing grounds will kill off the
> pupal stage of the beetle and the only Northern problem will come from
> hitch hiking beetles in migratory hives. It is NOT KNOWN if beetles will
>snip<
> curiosity to Northern beekeepers, but the short of it is WE DON'T KNOW
> AT THIS TIME! Now doesn't this make all you southern beekeepers want to
> head for the tundra?
Just one more reason to keep the border between Canada and the U.S.A
closed. No doubt that will bring howls of anguish!
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