http://www.wvec.com/news/Pest-that-could-devestate-honey-bees-intercepted-in-Norfolk-139407223.html (http://www.wvec.com/news/Pest-that-could-devestate-honey-bees-intercepted-in-Norfolk-139407223.html)
Why is the Red Mason bee a threat? Or is it the mites? Do bees in the UK have mites that are not already here?
Perfect example why global trading isnt a good thing thank the goverment and your greedy share holders and politicians for more than half the problems that are brought into the country.
What color tinfoil is that hat sport? Without that global trade, are you going to choose which millions die of starvation?
Quote from: Vance G on February 17, 2012, 08:07:48 PM... What color tinfoil is that hat sport?...
Not intending to hijack this thread V.G. but if what you suggested about a starving world population ever comes true, I would not want my neighbors to know that I kept bees. They may think that I had a hand in their unfortunate circumstances and come looking for me.
Ok, back to the red mason bee and what mites that might be on a red mason bee.
All I have found is a reference saying that the Red Mason has non-varroa mites that are deadly for it. Nothing on exactly what that mite is or whether it can infect honey bees.
My mason bees (as well as all mason bees) already have a non-varroa mites. Maybe a new mite, I am not sure.
Mites, virus, or just some bug they carry that can be deadly to the bees. Think about how many native people around the world have been wiped out by the common cold.