I must confess that the recent postings to BEE-L have been less informa- tive than that to which I've been accustomed. Fortunately for me, I have been away for a few days and have not had to deal with the posts until this morning. Things seemed to settle down around Sunday, and I hope the noise has left the bee biology discussion list. Although I am not the moderator of BEE-L, I will alert the POSTMASTer at our site to the unwelcomed noise on the list and request that he take action if need be. I apologize for the drivel that has been coming from BEE-L lately and request that legitimate subscribers remain subscribed. Please don't signoff based on a day or two of noise posted by a few who are not inclined to honor the mores of the Internet. BEE-L has been violated by a few unwelcome guests. Don't make the list suffer further by removing yourself!