>below is the complete list 
>of agricultural quarantine efforts that have ever succeeded:
The US-Canada border closure worked for ~5 years
Since, 15 yrs, the border has been continued closed for
no good reason (except to ensure the employment of bureaucrats)

>CCD is a symptom looking for a cause. There are some who say that the 
>symptoms are unique, but they are not. 
Clearly you don't have ccd.  What about the effects on ants and wax moth 
larvae??
Tell me where you have seen this before

>I can only say that I SUSPECT the losses occur where hives are near big 
ag or are used for pollination contracts. 
Not me, and I got it from a NZ Queen(or attendants)

dave

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