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Subject:
death's head hawk nabbed at airport
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"J. Waggle" <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 23 Nov 2005 03:54:13 -0800
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...The passengers said they were bringing the insects
so their son could raise them. But the death's head
hawk, large in wingspan and freakish in coloration, is
unwanted in the United States. Its larvae munch on
plants in the potato family. Its adults sneak into
beehives and feast, unnoticed, on honey.

http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/370025.html




Joe Waggle ~ Derry, PA
‘Bees Gone Wild Apiaries'
My Site:           http://www.biologicalbeekeeping.com
Organic Bee Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Organicbeekeepers/
Feral Bee Project: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FeralBeeProject/




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