>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 ****************************************************** * Full guidelines for BEE-L posting are at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm * ******************************************************