David Green wrote
>
>   An unknown is the US - Canada situation.  With varroa moving into Canada,
>there is less reason for the border closure, and there is some pressure for a
>reopening of the border.  Our Canadian friends may be able to comment better
>on the possibility.
>
 
The only people I can find who want the border opened are commercial bee
keepers who based their business on killing their bees every winter, then
re-starting again in the spring with new packages. Knowing Dave's views on
the bees good health (from the spraying controversy) I don't believe he
would encourage the border opening for these people, to allow them to commit
this obscenity every year!!
        It is not just the influx of Varroa. I strongly agree with the
closure. It has allowed us time to prepare for the onslaught. We now have
bred T-mite resistant queens. We have an alternative in Formic acid, and
most if not all are ready.
        There is one main area of concern, Africanized bees. While packages
are kept out, then the chances are we can keep our gene pool clean, and that
is possibly our strongest argument for keeping the border closed.
 
 
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