Todd asked:
So now I'm wondering - How does one legally obtain some A. Cerana to
experiment with?

Not any way I know of. The issue was discused by the USDA several times and
rejected.

Todd asked:
Is there any way a humble hobby beekeeper can do this?

Cerana are non native. Bringing in illegal would cause you steep fines. A
simple glance into a hive would alert the bee inspector.

You could lobby for the introduction but doubt you would have success as now
we have got other solutions for varroa in place.

At least one other beekeeper looked at the issue with an open mind ( Todd)
and saw cerana as an option besides me and a few friends.

Several of my friends went on the China beekeeping tour and saw cerana as an
option but almost impossible to sell the USDA on because of non native
species.

Bob

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