hey garth et al! your post reminded me of a previous posting on this
list:
 
Garth had written about using bees to spread beneficial agents.  Here is
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an example from Australia.
 
I quote from the Australian Bee Journal of December, 1997.
 
"Keith Turnbull Research Institute in Victoria (Australia) is conducting
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biological control experiments on the weed, St. John's wort by releasing
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a microscopic mite onto the weed.  An experimental release of these
mites=
 will take place at Mt. Alexander, near Harcourt (just out of
Castlemaine=
) during the last week of November, and the release will be by way of
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ng honey bees as the vectors.  Four hives will be placed in the
particula=
r area and the mites introduced.  The hives will be fitted with pollen =
traps and the contents of the traps will be studied under the microscope
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to determine the eventual success or otherwise of the exercise."
 
I will let the list know of any further developments.
 
Trevor Weatherhead
AUSTRALIA
 
anyways... anymore, anyone?
 
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