http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1709.html#16938 In the July 2007 issue of Guideposts magazine is an article about an apiary organization that stopped mite kills using non-polluting, non-toxic and inexpensive readily available materials. They did this six years ago! Hopefully AB1709 money will not all be given to the chemical companies. Small apiary organizations are a gold mine of information and proven testing grounds for a variety of natural (buzz word "green") practices.... 16938@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:53:04 EDT