> > >Feeding honey bees concoctions containing small pieces of synthetic RNA > has not been tried on a large scale, and the approach of selling it to > beekeepers all over the country seems premature at best. One thing to keep in mind is that the dsRNA pieces involved are also naturally produced when a bee is infected with that particular virus. So it's not like you are introducing anything into the environment that doesn't already exist in virtually every bee operation already. Randy Oliver *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm