Jim, I am sorry but I see you are correctly referring to N. bombi and I have referred to N. bombycis, which is a parasite of the silkworm. Oh well, it was awfully late when I looked that up, who's perfect anyway? -- Pete **************************************************** * General Information About BEE-L is available at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/default.htm * ****************************************************