... ; 'Howard McGinnis' ; 'Hawaiian Queen Co. Inc.' ; mmkliks@hawaii.rr.com Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 9:22 AM Subject: Comments on SB2586 Apiary Act of 2008 Dear Friends, As the largest beekeeper in the state of Hawaii I don't think SB2586 is what we need at this time. The beekeepers who do not want the DOA to know ...

On Mon, 4 Feb 2008, Maren at google wrote: BTW, eradicating bees IMHO may solve the problem of the varroa mite infestation, but it doesn't solve the problem that the varroa mite created: a lack of bees. Exterminating the hive where the bee came from doesn't solve anything unless you know that there are varroa mites. If there are varroa mites, eradicate them. If there ...

"Alvin E. Toda" <aet@lava.net> wrote in message news:1201992902-sch@news.lava.net... On Fri, 1 Feb 2008, Lawrence Akutagawa wrote: By the way - killing one worker bee is like killing that one ant you found on the kitchen counter. Makes you feel really good, but the hive/ nest lives on. And just any one surviving bee does not "start the whole thing up again" - you ...

On Fri, 1 Feb 2008, Lawrence Akutagawa wrote: By the way - killing one worker bee is like killing that one ant you found on the kitchen counter. Makes you feel really good, but the hive/ nest lives on. And just any one surviving bee does not "start the whole thing up again" - you need a very specific bee with which to "start the whole thing up again"....a fertile ...

"Maren at google" <m.purves@jach.hawaii.edu> wrote in message news:1202144703-sch@news.lava.net... On Feb 1, 10:40 am, "Lawrence Akutagawa" <lakuNOS...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: "Alvin E. Toda" <a...@lava.net> wrote in messagenews:1201832103-sch@news.lava.net... This is a message that has been forwarded to many beekeepers in the state. Just sharing it. I think that...

On Feb 1, 10:40 am, "Lawrence Akutagawa" <lakuNOS...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: "Alvin E. Toda" <a...@lava.net> wrote in messagenews:1201832103-sch@news.lava.net... This is a message that has been forwarded to many beekeepers in the state. Just sharing it. I think that the extermination on Oahu might have been successful because I have only seen one bee in the last four weeks...

"Alvin E. Toda" <aet@lava.net> wrote in message news:1201832103-sch@news.lava.net... This is a message that has been forwarded to many beekeepers in the state. Just sharing it. I think that the extermination on Oahu might have been successful because I have only seen one bee in the last four weeks and I killed it-- out here in PC. Of course, you only need one surviving ...