Greetings! A colleaque asked me to post this message. Please reply directly to Don at the e-mail address listed below. Thanks. Kenna MacKenzie, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Kentville, Nova Scotia AMMONIA AND HONEY BEES A proposed indoor wintering facility wants to use the cooling capacity of an existing cold storage freezer that uses ammonia for cooling. Evidently small leaks in valves and fittings are common. Does anyone have information about the effect of ammonia on honey bees/bee colonies? Thanks! Send information directly to: [log in to unmask] Don Nelson, Visiting Scientist phone: (902) 679-5762 Kentville Research Station 32 Main Street Kentville, NS B4N 1J5 Canada