Re: [SWR] bees

2013-03-30 Thread Louise Power
humor, lee, humor

Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:16:44 -0600
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Subject: Re: [SWR] bees


  


  
  
Louise,

  


Are we sure that WNS and the bee disease are not the
  same thing only manifesting itself in a different form in a
  different organism? If so, we should check all the Europeans
  coming into the U.S. for the period that the first disease started
  to the present. That should narrow the culprit down...especially
  if we talk only to the ones who have been in a cave prior to
  coming here.
  

  
  Louise



The following article, posted yesterday, has the latest on the
honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder, and it's looking like new strong
pesticides are the problem.  Not surprising.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/29/bee-deaths-colony-collapse_n_2979959.html



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Re: [SWR] bees

2013-03-30 Thread Louise Power
humor, lee, humor

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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:16:44 -0600
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Subject: Re: [SWR] bees


  


  
  
Louise,

  


Are we sure that WNS and the bee disease are not the
  same thing only manifesting itself in a different form in a
  different organism? If so, we should check all the Europeans
  coming into the U.S. for the period that the first disease started
  to the present. That should narrow the culprit down...especially
  if we talk only to the ones who have been in a cave prior to
  coming here.
  

  
  Louise



The following article, posted yesterday, has the latest on the
honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder, and it's looking like new strong
pesticides are the problem.  Not surprising.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/29/bee-deaths-colony-collapse_n_2979959.html



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Re: [SWR] bees

2013-03-30 Thread Louise Power
humor, lee, humor

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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:16:44 -0600
From: skin...@thuntek.net
To: s...@caver.net; power_lou...@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: [SWR] bees


  


  
  
Louise,

  


Are we sure that WNS and the bee disease are not the
  same thing only manifesting itself in a different form in a
  different organism? If so, we should check all the Europeans
  coming into the U.S. for the period that the first disease started
  to the present. That should narrow the culprit down...especially
  if we talk only to the ones who have been in a cave prior to
  coming here.
  

  
  Louise



The following article, posted yesterday, has the latest on the
honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder, and it's looking like new strong
pesticides are the problem.  Not surprising.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/29/bee-deaths-colony-collapse_n_2979959.html



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Re: [SWR] bees

2013-03-30 Thread Lee H. Skinner

Louise,

Are we sure that WNS and the bee disease are not the same thing only 
manifesting itself in a different form in a different organism? If so, 
we should check all the Europeans coming into the U.S. for the period 
that the first disease started to the present. That should narrow the 
culprit down...especially if we talk only to the ones who have been in 
a cave prior to coming here.


Louise


The following article, posted yesterday, has the latest on the honeybee 
Colony Collapse Disorder, and it's looking like new strong pesticides 
are the problem.  Not surprising.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/29/bee-deaths-colony-collapse_n_2979959.html

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Re: [SWR] bees

2013-03-30 Thread Lee H. Skinner

Louise,

Are we sure that WNS and the bee disease are not the same thing only 
manifesting itself in a different form in a different organism? If so, 
we should check all the Europeans coming into the U.S. for the period 
that the first disease started to the present. That should narrow the 
culprit down...especially if we talk only to the ones who have been in 
a cave prior to coming here.


Louise


The following article, posted yesterday, has the latest on the honeybee 
Colony Collapse Disorder, and it's looking like new strong pesticides 
are the problem.  Not surprising.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/29/bee-deaths-colony-collapse_n_2979959.html

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Re: [SWR] bees

2013-03-30 Thread Lee H. Skinner

Louise,

Are we sure that WNS and the bee disease are not the same thing only 
manifesting itself in a different form in a different organism? If so, 
we should check all the Europeans coming into the U.S. for the period 
that the first disease started to the present. That should narrow the 
culprit down...especially if we talk only to the ones who have been in 
a cave prior to coming here.


Louise


The following article, posted yesterday, has the latest on the honeybee 
Colony Collapse Disorder, and it's looking like new strong pesticides 
are the problem.  Not surprising.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/29/bee-deaths-colony-collapse_n_2979959.html

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Re: [SWR] bees

2013-03-30 Thread Louise Power
Are we sure that WNS and the bee disease are not the same thing only 
manifesting itself in a different form in a different organism? If so, we 
should check all the Europeans coming into the U.S. for the period that the 
first disease started to the present. That should narrow the culprit 
down...especially if we talk only to the ones who have been in a cave prior to 
coming here.
Louise

> From: john_j_corcoran_...@msn.com
> To: casto...@gmail.com; s...@caver.net
> Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:06:24 -0600
> Subject: Re: [SWR] bees
> 
> Stephen,
> 
> You can still have a career as an investigative reporter!  Excellent work in
> connecting the cleverly disguised non-facts... 
> 
> Now, if you can just deduce a way for human entry into the Mesa Del Oro
> super-cave without spreading Bee viruses.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> John
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: swr-boun...@caver.net [mailto:swr-boun...@caver.net] On Behalf Of
> Stephen Fleming
> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 1:12 PM
> To: NM Caver List
> Subject: [SWR] bees
> 
> > Buzz Kill Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees Frank Rumpenhorst/Getty 
> > Images Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees
> >
> > A mysterious malady that has been killing honeybees en masse since
> > 2005 has drastically expanded this year, wiping out as much as 40 to
> > 50 percent of the hives needed to pollinate America's fruits and 
> > vegetables. Scientists have been unable to determine the cause of the 
> > mass deaths, but some beekeepers and researchers blame a new class of 
> > pesticides called neonicotinoids that are now bred into plants 
> > themselves. (Not surprisingly, the pesticide industry disputes this.) 
> > Until this year, beekeepers in California's San Joaquin Valley had 
> > only been losing a third of their bees, but the deaths have increased 
> > dramatically this year. The largest farm, in South Dakota, said it 
> > lost 55 percent of its bees this year. The EPA has sent a top official 
> > and chemical experts to California for discussions.
> 
> 
> Undoubtedly, this was brought from Europe by that same, single caver at the
> same time he was bringing WNS, and subsequently spread by other cavers who
> recklessly wander through apiary sites (or never get near
> one) without washing their clothes or brushing their teeth, or wringing
> their hands enough over the situation.
> 
> The only thing that is unexplained is why researchers and beekeepers have
> not blamed cavers...yet.
> 
> It's bound to come since "scientists have been unable to determine the cause
> of the mass deaths" (but blame, without proof, is easily offered). 
> Clearly, in such situations where the most logical explanations are not
> vetted or are dismissed in favor of those less likely, it has to be the
> cavers who are at fault.
> 
> I'm now convinced it was that same careless caver who caused the meteorite
> to hit Russia. Clearly, using the WNS and bee cases as examples, nothing
> else can adequately explain why that happened. 
> Somebody needs to catch that European guy and give him a time-out before he
> causes any more calamities.
> 
> ---end satire---
> 
> ---begin serious comment---
> 
> I'm still waiting for something other than the continuing and complete lack
> of scientific data showing the WNS human vector; the ongoing unsubstantiated
> claim of such is nevertheless arbitrarily and capriciously used to justify
> closing caves. "Could", "might", "may" or "possibly" does not constitute
> rigorous scientific inquiry nor results, nor form the basis for any rational
> reason to restrict access.
> 
> Stephen Fleming
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Re: [SWR] bees

2013-03-30 Thread Louise Power
Are we sure that WNS and the bee disease are not the same thing only 
manifesting itself in a different form in a different organism? If so, we 
should check all the Europeans coming into the U.S. for the period that the 
first disease started to the present. That should narrow the culprit 
down...especially if we talk only to the ones who have been in a cave prior to 
coming here.
Louise

> From: john_j_corcoran_...@msn.com
> To: casto...@gmail.com; s...@caver.net
> Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:06:24 -0600
> Subject: Re: [SWR] bees
> 
> Stephen,
> 
> You can still have a career as an investigative reporter!  Excellent work in
> connecting the cleverly disguised non-facts... 
> 
> Now, if you can just deduce a way for human entry into the Mesa Del Oro
> super-cave without spreading Bee viruses.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> John
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: swr-boun...@caver.net [mailto:swr-boun...@caver.net] On Behalf Of
> Stephen Fleming
> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 1:12 PM
> To: NM Caver List
> Subject: [SWR] bees
> 
> > Buzz Kill Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees Frank Rumpenhorst/Getty 
> > Images Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees
> >
> > A mysterious malady that has been killing honeybees en masse since
> > 2005 has drastically expanded this year, wiping out as much as 40 to
> > 50 percent of the hives needed to pollinate America's fruits and 
> > vegetables. Scientists have been unable to determine the cause of the 
> > mass deaths, but some beekeepers and researchers blame a new class of 
> > pesticides called neonicotinoids that are now bred into plants 
> > themselves. (Not surprisingly, the pesticide industry disputes this.) 
> > Until this year, beekeepers in California's San Joaquin Valley had 
> > only been losing a third of their bees, but the deaths have increased 
> > dramatically this year. The largest farm, in South Dakota, said it 
> > lost 55 percent of its bees this year. The EPA has sent a top official 
> > and chemical experts to California for discussions.
> 
> 
> Undoubtedly, this was brought from Europe by that same, single caver at the
> same time he was bringing WNS, and subsequently spread by other cavers who
> recklessly wander through apiary sites (or never get near
> one) without washing their clothes or brushing their teeth, or wringing
> their hands enough over the situation.
> 
> The only thing that is unexplained is why researchers and beekeepers have
> not blamed cavers...yet.
> 
> It's bound to come since "scientists have been unable to determine the cause
> of the mass deaths" (but blame, without proof, is easily offered). 
> Clearly, in such situations where the most logical explanations are not
> vetted or are dismissed in favor of those less likely, it has to be the
> cavers who are at fault.
> 
> I'm now convinced it was that same careless caver who caused the meteorite
> to hit Russia. Clearly, using the WNS and bee cases as examples, nothing
> else can adequately explain why that happened. 
> Somebody needs to catch that European guy and give him a time-out before he
> causes any more calamities.
> 
> ---end satire---
> 
> ---begin serious comment---
> 
> I'm still waiting for something other than the continuing and complete lack
> of scientific data showing the WNS human vector; the ongoing unsubstantiated
> claim of such is nevertheless arbitrarily and capriciously used to justify
> closing caves. "Could", "might", "may" or "possibly" does not constitute
> rigorous scientific inquiry nor results, nor form the basis for any rational
> reason to restrict access.
> 
> Stephen Fleming
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Re: [SWR] bees

2013-03-30 Thread Louise Power
Are we sure that WNS and the bee disease are not the same thing only 
manifesting itself in a different form in a different organism? If so, we 
should check all the Europeans coming into the U.S. for the period that the 
first disease started to the present. That should narrow the culprit 
down...especially if we talk only to the ones who have been in a cave prior to 
coming here.
Louise

> From: john_j_corcoran_...@msn.com
> To: casto...@gmail.com; s...@caver.net
> Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:06:24 -0600
> Subject: Re: [SWR] bees
> 
> Stephen,
> 
> You can still have a career as an investigative reporter!  Excellent work in
> connecting the cleverly disguised non-facts... 
> 
> Now, if you can just deduce a way for human entry into the Mesa Del Oro
> super-cave without spreading Bee viruses.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> John
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: swr-boun...@caver.net [mailto:swr-boun...@caver.net] On Behalf Of
> Stephen Fleming
> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 1:12 PM
> To: NM Caver List
> Subject: [SWR] bees
> 
> > Buzz Kill Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees Frank Rumpenhorst/Getty 
> > Images Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees
> >
> > A mysterious malady that has been killing honeybees en masse since
> > 2005 has drastically expanded this year, wiping out as much as 40 to
> > 50 percent of the hives needed to pollinate America's fruits and 
> > vegetables. Scientists have been unable to determine the cause of the 
> > mass deaths, but some beekeepers and researchers blame a new class of 
> > pesticides called neonicotinoids that are now bred into plants 
> > themselves. (Not surprisingly, the pesticide industry disputes this.) 
> > Until this year, beekeepers in California's San Joaquin Valley had 
> > only been losing a third of their bees, but the deaths have increased 
> > dramatically this year. The largest farm, in South Dakota, said it 
> > lost 55 percent of its bees this year. The EPA has sent a top official 
> > and chemical experts to California for discussions.
> 
> 
> Undoubtedly, this was brought from Europe by that same, single caver at the
> same time he was bringing WNS, and subsequently spread by other cavers who
> recklessly wander through apiary sites (or never get near
> one) without washing their clothes or brushing their teeth, or wringing
> their hands enough over the situation.
> 
> The only thing that is unexplained is why researchers and beekeepers have
> not blamed cavers...yet.
> 
> It's bound to come since "scientists have been unable to determine the cause
> of the mass deaths" (but blame, without proof, is easily offered). 
> Clearly, in such situations where the most logical explanations are not
> vetted or are dismissed in favor of those less likely, it has to be the
> cavers who are at fault.
> 
> I'm now convinced it was that same careless caver who caused the meteorite
> to hit Russia. Clearly, using the WNS and bee cases as examples, nothing
> else can adequately explain why that happened. 
> Somebody needs to catch that European guy and give him a time-out before he
> causes any more calamities.
> 
> ---end satire---
> 
> ---begin serious comment---
> 
> I'm still waiting for something other than the continuing and complete lack
> of scientific data showing the WNS human vector; the ongoing unsubstantiated
> claim of such is nevertheless arbitrarily and capriciously used to justify
> closing caves. "Could", "might", "may" or "possibly" does not constitute
> rigorous scientific inquiry nor results, nor form the basis for any rational
> reason to restrict access.
> 
> Stephen Fleming
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Re: [SWR] bees

2013-03-30 Thread John Corcoran
Stephen,

You can still have a career as an investigative reporter!  Excellent work in
connecting the cleverly disguised non-facts... 

Now, if you can just deduce a way for human entry into the Mesa Del Oro
super-cave without spreading Bee viruses.

Thanks,

John

-Original Message-
From: swr-boun...@caver.net [mailto:swr-boun...@caver.net] On Behalf Of
Stephen Fleming
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 1:12 PM
To: NM Caver List
Subject: [SWR] bees

> Buzz Kill Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees Frank Rumpenhorst/Getty 
> Images Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees
>
> A mysterious malady that has been killing honeybees en masse since
> 2005 has drastically expanded this year, wiping out as much as 40 to
> 50 percent of the hives needed to pollinate America's fruits and 
> vegetables. Scientists have been unable to determine the cause of the 
> mass deaths, but some beekeepers and researchers blame a new class of 
> pesticides called neonicotinoids that are now bred into plants 
> themselves. (Not surprisingly, the pesticide industry disputes this.) 
> Until this year, beekeepers in California's San Joaquin Valley had 
> only been losing a third of their bees, but the deaths have increased 
> dramatically this year. The largest farm, in South Dakota, said it 
> lost 55 percent of its bees this year. The EPA has sent a top official 
> and chemical experts to California for discussions.


Undoubtedly, this was brought from Europe by that same, single caver at the
same time he was bringing WNS, and subsequently spread by other cavers who
recklessly wander through apiary sites (or never get near
one) without washing their clothes or brushing their teeth, or wringing
their hands enough over the situation.

The only thing that is unexplained is why researchers and beekeepers have
not blamed cavers...yet.

It's bound to come since "scientists have been unable to determine the cause
of the mass deaths" (but blame, without proof, is easily offered). 
Clearly, in such situations where the most logical explanations are not
vetted or are dismissed in favor of those less likely, it has to be the
cavers who are at fault.

I'm now convinced it was that same careless caver who caused the meteorite
to hit Russia. Clearly, using the WNS and bee cases as examples, nothing
else can adequately explain why that happened. 
Somebody needs to catch that European guy and give him a time-out before he
causes any more calamities.

---end satire---

---begin serious comment---

I'm still waiting for something other than the continuing and complete lack
of scientific data showing the WNS human vector; the ongoing unsubstantiated
claim of such is nevertheless arbitrarily and capriciously used to justify
closing caves. "Could", "might", "may" or "possibly" does not constitute
rigorous scientific inquiry nor results, nor form the basis for any rational
reason to restrict access.

Stephen Fleming
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Re: [SWR] bees

2013-03-30 Thread John Corcoran
Stephen,

You can still have a career as an investigative reporter!  Excellent work in
connecting the cleverly disguised non-facts... 

Now, if you can just deduce a way for human entry into the Mesa Del Oro
super-cave without spreading Bee viruses.

Thanks,

John

-Original Message-
From: swr-boun...@caver.net [mailto:swr-boun...@caver.net] On Behalf Of
Stephen Fleming
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 1:12 PM
To: NM Caver List
Subject: [SWR] bees

> Buzz Kill Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees Frank Rumpenhorst/Getty 
> Images Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees
>
> A mysterious malady that has been killing honeybees en masse since
> 2005 has drastically expanded this year, wiping out as much as 40 to
> 50 percent of the hives needed to pollinate America's fruits and 
> vegetables. Scientists have been unable to determine the cause of the 
> mass deaths, but some beekeepers and researchers blame a new class of 
> pesticides called neonicotinoids that are now bred into plants 
> themselves. (Not surprisingly, the pesticide industry disputes this.) 
> Until this year, beekeepers in California's San Joaquin Valley had 
> only been losing a third of their bees, but the deaths have increased 
> dramatically this year. The largest farm, in South Dakota, said it 
> lost 55 percent of its bees this year. The EPA has sent a top official 
> and chemical experts to California for discussions.


Undoubtedly, this was brought from Europe by that same, single caver at the
same time he was bringing WNS, and subsequently spread by other cavers who
recklessly wander through apiary sites (or never get near
one) without washing their clothes or brushing their teeth, or wringing
their hands enough over the situation.

The only thing that is unexplained is why researchers and beekeepers have
not blamed cavers...yet.

It's bound to come since "scientists have been unable to determine the cause
of the mass deaths" (but blame, without proof, is easily offered). 
Clearly, in such situations where the most logical explanations are not
vetted or are dismissed in favor of those less likely, it has to be the
cavers who are at fault.

I'm now convinced it was that same careless caver who caused the meteorite
to hit Russia. Clearly, using the WNS and bee cases as examples, nothing
else can adequately explain why that happened. 
Somebody needs to catch that European guy and give him a time-out before he
causes any more calamities.

---end satire---

---begin serious comment---

I'm still waiting for something other than the continuing and complete lack
of scientific data showing the WNS human vector; the ongoing unsubstantiated
claim of such is nevertheless arbitrarily and capriciously used to justify
closing caves. "Could", "might", "may" or "possibly" does not constitute
rigorous scientific inquiry nor results, nor form the basis for any rational
reason to restrict access.

Stephen Fleming
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Re: [SWR] bees

2013-03-30 Thread John Corcoran
Stephen,

You can still have a career as an investigative reporter!  Excellent work in
connecting the cleverly disguised non-facts... 

Now, if you can just deduce a way for human entry into the Mesa Del Oro
super-cave without spreading Bee viruses.

Thanks,

John

-Original Message-
From: swr-boun...@caver.net [mailto:swr-boun...@caver.net] On Behalf Of
Stephen Fleming
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 1:12 PM
To: NM Caver List
Subject: [SWR] bees

> Buzz Kill Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees Frank Rumpenhorst/Getty 
> Images Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees
>
> A mysterious malady that has been killing honeybees en masse since
> 2005 has drastically expanded this year, wiping out as much as 40 to
> 50 percent of the hives needed to pollinate America's fruits and 
> vegetables. Scientists have been unable to determine the cause of the 
> mass deaths, but some beekeepers and researchers blame a new class of 
> pesticides called neonicotinoids that are now bred into plants 
> themselves. (Not surprisingly, the pesticide industry disputes this.) 
> Until this year, beekeepers in California's San Joaquin Valley had 
> only been losing a third of their bees, but the deaths have increased 
> dramatically this year. The largest farm, in South Dakota, said it 
> lost 55 percent of its bees this year. The EPA has sent a top official 
> and chemical experts to California for discussions.


Undoubtedly, this was brought from Europe by that same, single caver at the
same time he was bringing WNS, and subsequently spread by other cavers who
recklessly wander through apiary sites (or never get near
one) without washing their clothes or brushing their teeth, or wringing
their hands enough over the situation.

The only thing that is unexplained is why researchers and beekeepers have
not blamed cavers...yet.

It's bound to come since "scientists have been unable to determine the cause
of the mass deaths" (but blame, without proof, is easily offered). 
Clearly, in such situations where the most logical explanations are not
vetted or are dismissed in favor of those less likely, it has to be the
cavers who are at fault.

I'm now convinced it was that same careless caver who caused the meteorite
to hit Russia. Clearly, using the WNS and bee cases as examples, nothing
else can adequately explain why that happened. 
Somebody needs to catch that European guy and give him a time-out before he
causes any more calamities.

---end satire---

---begin serious comment---

I'm still waiting for something other than the continuing and complete lack
of scientific data showing the WNS human vector; the ongoing unsubstantiated
claim of such is nevertheless arbitrarily and capriciously used to justify
closing caves. "Could", "might", "may" or "possibly" does not constitute
rigorous scientific inquiry nor results, nor form the basis for any rational
reason to restrict access.

Stephen Fleming
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Re: CONFIRM subscribe to texascavers@texascavers.com

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Re: CONFIRM subscribe to texascavers@texascavers.com

2013-03-30 Thread Charles Goldsmith


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Re: CONFIRM subscribe to texascavers@texascavers.com

2013-03-30 Thread Charles Goldsmith


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Re: [SWR] bees

2013-03-30 Thread Ray Keeler

Thanks, Steve.  I agree whole heartedly!!!

Where is the CBD when you  need them?  Hundreds of lawyers lining up, hands 
to stingers, with the bees, ready to pounce with glee on the intrepid 
explorers as they emerge from the dreaded netherworld.


Ahhh! So the mystery continues.  Who is the mysterious person who brought 
over WNS from europe?  Speculation is running rampant.  Was monetary gain a 
possibility?  (caves closed, and possible research and legal dollars become 
available).  I'm shocked!  If only there were a caver tabloid.


I'm melting ...  Oh the spores ... the spores ...

(tounge in cheek)

cheers,

Ray

- Original Message - 
From: "Stephen Fleming" 

To: "NM Caver List" 
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 12:12 PM
Subject: [SWR] bees



Buzz Kill Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees Frank Rumpenhorst/Getty Images
Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees

A mysterious malady that has been killing honeybees en masse since 2005 
has drastically expanded this year, wiping out as much as 40 to 50 
percent of the hives needed to pollinate America's fruits and vegetables. 
Scientists have been unable to determine the cause of the mass deaths, 
but some beekeepers and researchers blame a new class of pesticides 
called neonicotinoids that are now bred into plants themselves. (Not 
surprisingly, the pesticide industry disputes this.) Until this year, 
beekeepers in California's San Joaquin Valley had only been losing a 
third of their bees, but the deaths have increased dramatically this 
year. The largest farm, in South Dakota, said it lost 55 percent of its 
bees this year. The EPA has sent a top official and chemical experts to 
California for discussions.



Undoubtedly, this was brought from Europe by that same, single caver at 
the same time he was bringing WNS, and subsequently spread by other cavers 
who recklessly wander through apiary sites (or never get near one) without 
washing their clothes or brushing their teeth, or wringing their hands 
enough over the situation.


The only thing that is unexplained is why researchers and beekeepers have 
not blamed cavers...yet.


It's bound to come since "scientists have been unable to determine the 
cause of the mass deaths" (but blame, without proof, is easily offered). 
Clearly, in such situations where the most logical explanations are not 
vetted or are dismissed in favor of those less likely, it has to be the 
cavers who are at fault.


I'm now convinced it was that same careless caver who caused the meteorite 
to hit Russia. Clearly, using the WNS and bee cases as examples, nothing 
else can adequately explain why that happened. Somebody needs to catch 
that European guy and give him a time-out before he causes any more 
calamities.


---end satire---

---begin serious comment---

I'm still waiting for something other than the continuing and complete 
lack of scientific data showing the WNS human vector; the ongoing 
unsubstantiated claim of such is nevertheless arbitrarily and capriciously 
used to justify closing caves. "Could", "might", "may" or "possibly" does 
not constitute rigorous scientific inquiry nor results, nor form the basis 
for any rational reason to restrict access.


Stephen Fleming
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Re: [SWR] bees

2013-03-30 Thread Ray Keeler

Thanks, Steve.  I agree whole heartedly!!!

Where is the CBD when you  need them?  Hundreds of lawyers lining up, hands 
to stingers, with the bees, ready to pounce with glee on the intrepid 
explorers as they emerge from the dreaded netherworld.


Ahhh! So the mystery continues.  Who is the mysterious person who brought 
over WNS from europe?  Speculation is running rampant.  Was monetary gain a 
possibility?  (caves closed, and possible research and legal dollars become 
available).  I'm shocked!  If only there were a caver tabloid.


I'm melting ...  Oh the spores ... the spores ...

(tounge in cheek)

cheers,

Ray

- Original Message - 
From: "Stephen Fleming" 

To: "NM Caver List" 
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 12:12 PM
Subject: [SWR] bees



Buzz Kill Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees Frank Rumpenhorst/Getty Images
Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees

A mysterious malady that has been killing honeybees en masse since 2005 
has drastically expanded this year, wiping out as much as 40 to 50 
percent of the hives needed to pollinate America's fruits and vegetables. 
Scientists have been unable to determine the cause of the mass deaths, 
but some beekeepers and researchers blame a new class of pesticides 
called neonicotinoids that are now bred into plants themselves. (Not 
surprisingly, the pesticide industry disputes this.) Until this year, 
beekeepers in California's San Joaquin Valley had only been losing a 
third of their bees, but the deaths have increased dramatically this 
year. The largest farm, in South Dakota, said it lost 55 percent of its 
bees this year. The EPA has sent a top official and chemical experts to 
California for discussions.



Undoubtedly, this was brought from Europe by that same, single caver at 
the same time he was bringing WNS, and subsequently spread by other cavers 
who recklessly wander through apiary sites (or never get near one) without 
washing their clothes or brushing their teeth, or wringing their hands 
enough over the situation.


The only thing that is unexplained is why researchers and beekeepers have 
not blamed cavers...yet.


It's bound to come since "scientists have been unable to determine the 
cause of the mass deaths" (but blame, without proof, is easily offered). 
Clearly, in such situations where the most logical explanations are not 
vetted or are dismissed in favor of those less likely, it has to be the 
cavers who are at fault.


I'm now convinced it was that same careless caver who caused the meteorite 
to hit Russia. Clearly, using the WNS and bee cases as examples, nothing 
else can adequately explain why that happened. Somebody needs to catch 
that European guy and give him a time-out before he causes any more 
calamities.


---end satire---

---begin serious comment---

I'm still waiting for something other than the continuing and complete 
lack of scientific data showing the WNS human vector; the ongoing 
unsubstantiated claim of such is nevertheless arbitrarily and capriciously 
used to justify closing caves. "Could", "might", "may" or "possibly" does 
not constitute rigorous scientific inquiry nor results, nor form the basis 
for any rational reason to restrict access.


Stephen Fleming
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Re: [SWR] bees

2013-03-30 Thread Ray Keeler

Thanks, Steve.  I agree whole heartedly!!!

Where is the CBD when you  need them?  Hundreds of lawyers lining up, hands 
to stingers, with the bees, ready to pounce with glee on the intrepid 
explorers as they emerge from the dreaded netherworld.


Ahhh! So the mystery continues.  Who is the mysterious person who brought 
over WNS from europe?  Speculation is running rampant.  Was monetary gain a 
possibility?  (caves closed, and possible research and legal dollars become 
available).  I'm shocked!  If only there were a caver tabloid.


I'm melting ...  Oh the spores ... the spores ...

(tounge in cheek)

cheers,

Ray

- Original Message - 
From: "Stephen Fleming" 

To: "NM Caver List" 
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 12:12 PM
Subject: [SWR] bees



Buzz Kill Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees Frank Rumpenhorst/Getty Images
Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees

A mysterious malady that has been killing honeybees en masse since 2005 
has drastically expanded this year, wiping out as much as 40 to 50 
percent of the hives needed to pollinate America's fruits and vegetables. 
Scientists have been unable to determine the cause of the mass deaths, 
but some beekeepers and researchers blame a new class of pesticides 
called neonicotinoids that are now bred into plants themselves. (Not 
surprisingly, the pesticide industry disputes this.) Until this year, 
beekeepers in California's San Joaquin Valley had only been losing a 
third of their bees, but the deaths have increased dramatically this 
year. The largest farm, in South Dakota, said it lost 55 percent of its 
bees this year. The EPA has sent a top official and chemical experts to 
California for discussions.



Undoubtedly, this was brought from Europe by that same, single caver at 
the same time he was bringing WNS, and subsequently spread by other cavers 
who recklessly wander through apiary sites (or never get near one) without 
washing their clothes or brushing their teeth, or wringing their hands 
enough over the situation.


The only thing that is unexplained is why researchers and beekeepers have 
not blamed cavers...yet.


It's bound to come since "scientists have been unable to determine the 
cause of the mass deaths" (but blame, without proof, is easily offered). 
Clearly, in such situations where the most logical explanations are not 
vetted or are dismissed in favor of those less likely, it has to be the 
cavers who are at fault.


I'm now convinced it was that same careless caver who caused the meteorite 
to hit Russia. Clearly, using the WNS and bee cases as examples, nothing 
else can adequately explain why that happened. Somebody needs to catch 
that European guy and give him a time-out before he causes any more 
calamities.


---end satire---

---begin serious comment---

I'm still waiting for something other than the continuing and complete 
lack of scientific data showing the WNS human vector; the ongoing 
unsubstantiated claim of such is nevertheless arbitrarily and capriciously 
used to justify closing caves. "Could", "might", "may" or "possibly" does 
not constitute rigorous scientific inquiry nor results, nor form the basis 
for any rational reason to restrict access.


Stephen Fleming
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[SWR] bees

2013-03-30 Thread Stephen Fleming

Buzz Kill Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees Frank Rumpenhorst/Getty Images
Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees

A mysterious malady that has been killing honeybees en masse since 
2005 has drastically expanded this year, wiping out as much as 40 to 
50 percent of the hives needed to pollinate America's fruits and 
vegetables. Scientists have been unable to determine the cause of the 
mass deaths, but some beekeepers and researchers blame a new class of 
pesticides called neonicotinoids that are now bred into plants 
themselves. (Not surprisingly, the pesticide industry disputes this.) 
Until this year, beekeepers in California's San Joaquin Valley had 
only been losing a third of their bees, but the deaths have increased 
dramatically this year. The largest farm, in South Dakota, said it 
lost 55 percent of its bees this year. The EPA has sent a top official 
and chemical experts to California for discussions.



Undoubtedly, this was brought from Europe by that same, single caver at 
the same time he was bringing WNS, and subsequently spread by other 
cavers who recklessly wander through apiary sites (or never get near 
one) without washing their clothes or brushing their teeth, or wringing 
their hands enough over the situation.


The only thing that is unexplained is why researchers and beekeepers 
have not blamed cavers...yet.


It's bound to come since "scientists have been unable to determine the 
cause of the mass deaths" (but blame, without proof, is easily offered). 
Clearly, in such situations where the most logical explanations are not 
vetted or are dismissed in favor of those less likely, it has to be the 
cavers who are at fault.


I'm now convinced it was that same careless caver who caused the 
meteorite to hit Russia. Clearly, using the WNS and bee cases as 
examples, nothing else can adequately explain why that happened. 
Somebody needs to catch that European guy and give him a time-out before 
he causes any more calamities.


---end satire---

---begin serious comment---

I'm still waiting for something other than the continuing and complete 
lack of scientific data showing the WNS human vector; the ongoing 
unsubstantiated claim of such is nevertheless arbitrarily and 
capriciously used to justify closing caves. "Could", "might", "may" or 
"possibly" does not constitute rigorous scientific inquiry nor results, 
nor form the basis for any rational reason to restrict access.


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[SWR] bees

2013-03-30 Thread Stephen Fleming

Buzz Kill Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees Frank Rumpenhorst/Getty Images
Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees

A mysterious malady that has been killing honeybees en masse since 
2005 has drastically expanded this year, wiping out as much as 40 to 
50 percent of the hives needed to pollinate America's fruits and 
vegetables. Scientists have been unable to determine the cause of the 
mass deaths, but some beekeepers and researchers blame a new class of 
pesticides called neonicotinoids that are now bred into plants 
themselves. (Not surprisingly, the pesticide industry disputes this.) 
Until this year, beekeepers in California's San Joaquin Valley had 
only been losing a third of their bees, but the deaths have increased 
dramatically this year. The largest farm, in South Dakota, said it 
lost 55 percent of its bees this year. The EPA has sent a top official 
and chemical experts to California for discussions.



Undoubtedly, this was brought from Europe by that same, single caver at 
the same time he was bringing WNS, and subsequently spread by other 
cavers who recklessly wander through apiary sites (or never get near 
one) without washing their clothes or brushing their teeth, or wringing 
their hands enough over the situation.


The only thing that is unexplained is why researchers and beekeepers 
have not blamed cavers...yet.


It's bound to come since "scientists have been unable to determine the 
cause of the mass deaths" (but blame, without proof, is easily offered). 
Clearly, in such situations where the most logical explanations are not 
vetted or are dismissed in favor of those less likely, it has to be the 
cavers who are at fault.


I'm now convinced it was that same careless caver who caused the 
meteorite to hit Russia. Clearly, using the WNS and bee cases as 
examples, nothing else can adequately explain why that happened. 
Somebody needs to catch that European guy and give him a time-out before 
he causes any more calamities.


---end satire---

---begin serious comment---

I'm still waiting for something other than the continuing and complete 
lack of scientific data showing the WNS human vector; the ongoing 
unsubstantiated claim of such is nevertheless arbitrarily and 
capriciously used to justify closing caves. "Could", "might", "may" or 
"possibly" does not constitute rigorous scientific inquiry nor results, 
nor form the basis for any rational reason to restrict access.


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[SWR] bees

2013-03-30 Thread Stephen Fleming

Buzz Kill Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees Frank Rumpenhorst/Getty Images
Mystery Illness Wipes Out Bees

A mysterious malady that has been killing honeybees en masse since 
2005 has drastically expanded this year, wiping out as much as 40 to 
50 percent of the hives needed to pollinate America's fruits and 
vegetables. Scientists have been unable to determine the cause of the 
mass deaths, but some beekeepers and researchers blame a new class of 
pesticides called neonicotinoids that are now bred into plants 
themselves. (Not surprisingly, the pesticide industry disputes this.) 
Until this year, beekeepers in California's San Joaquin Valley had 
only been losing a third of their bees, but the deaths have increased 
dramatically this year. The largest farm, in South Dakota, said it 
lost 55 percent of its bees this year. The EPA has sent a top official 
and chemical experts to California for discussions.



Undoubtedly, this was brought from Europe by that same, single caver at 
the same time he was bringing WNS, and subsequently spread by other 
cavers who recklessly wander through apiary sites (or never get near 
one) without washing their clothes or brushing their teeth, or wringing 
their hands enough over the situation.


The only thing that is unexplained is why researchers and beekeepers 
have not blamed cavers...yet.


It's bound to come since "scientists have been unable to determine the 
cause of the mass deaths" (but blame, without proof, is easily offered). 
Clearly, in such situations where the most logical explanations are not 
vetted or are dismissed in favor of those less likely, it has to be the 
cavers who are at fault.


I'm now convinced it was that same careless caver who caused the 
meteorite to hit Russia. Clearly, using the WNS and bee cases as 
examples, nothing else can adequately explain why that happened. 
Somebody needs to catch that European guy and give him a time-out before 
he causes any more calamities.


---end satire---

---begin serious comment---

I'm still waiting for something other than the continuing and complete 
lack of scientific data showing the WNS human vector; the ongoing 
unsubstantiated claim of such is nevertheless arbitrarily and 
capriciously used to justify closing caves. "Could", "might", "may" or 
"possibly" does not constitute rigorous scientific inquiry nor results, 
nor form the basis for any rational reason to restrict access.


Stephen Fleming
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[Texascavers] WNS kills thousands in Pa cave

2013-03-30 Thread Louise Power
>From now.msn this morning:
http://now.msn.com/white-nose-kills-millions-of-bats-hibernating-in-pennsylvania
  

[Texascavers] WNS kills thousands in Pa cave

2013-03-30 Thread Louise Power
>From now.msn this morning:
http://now.msn.com/white-nose-kills-millions-of-bats-hibernating-in-pennsylvania
  

[Texascavers] WNS kills thousands in Pa cave

2013-03-30 Thread Louise Power
>From now.msn this morning:
http://now.msn.com/white-nose-kills-millions-of-bats-hibernating-in-pennsylvania