Brian writes
> My own little research showed that the Corn belt IA, NE, IN IL southern
MN/Wis, MO had few if any credible CCD claims, at least no huge losses this
past year or in 06/07. Certainly that region is ground zero for Gaucho
coated corn. 

This is exactly what I have been thinking all along. If Gaucho was the
culprit you would expect to see much more severe losses in some areas, like
the corn belt and not in other areas, like here -- where there is very
little agriculture.  Further, if the problem was something as simple as
that, we'd know it by now. 

pb

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