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dl meckes wrote:I just heard that scientists have discovered that the virus killing the honeybees is Australian in origin and that Israeli honeybees are immune to it.
That may mean there's good news on the way.
Dl - I heard the Israeli bees were speading it! What does this mean???
Evidently, it means that I didn't hear the whole story!
I thought they were going in the "we can fix this studying/cross-breeding with Israeli bees" direction, so I obviously missed something important...
Our extensive study suggests the Israeli acute paralysis virus may be a potential cause of CCD," said Ian Lipkin, of Columbia University, a senior author of the study, which is published in the journal Science. "Our next step is to ascertain whether this virus, alone or in concert with other factors such as microbes, toxins and stressors, can induce CCD in healthy bees."
I was in the process of posting this last night, got a phone call and completely forgot to get back to it. DL - you were right.
DL - this just in from: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/n ... ees07.html
After freezing bees, grinding them up, extracting the DNA and using genetic sequencing to identify every organism present, researchers have settled upon a little-known virus discovered three years ago in Israel.
There, symptoms of a mysterious bee malady came in the form of shivering wings. The bees became paralyzed and died. Thus the name: Israeli acute paralysis virus, or IAPV.
Researchers aren't sure how the virus got to the United States. They don't know how to cure it. Nor do they know if it alone can account for colony collapse disorder, which has killed tens of billions of bees since last fall.
I don't think JOB ever specified WHICH Friday. We're working through some issues (damn attorneys...leave it them to try and anticipate and resolve issues when all anyone else wants to do is open the champagne).
Jeff
To wander this country and this world looking for the best barbecue â€â€
By the way, that garden is one of my favorite Lakewood spots.
"When I dare to be powerful -- to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid." - Audre Lorde
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"When I dare to be powerful -- to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid." - Audre Lorde
