Earlier posts to this topic have cited several published studies documenting negative impacts to native bees from honeybees. Little published research has been cited to the contrary. <div><br></div><div>Good starting points for reviews of research are:<div>
<br></div><div>Goulson, D. 2003. Effects of introduced bees on native ecosystems. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 34: 1-26.</div><div><a href="http://www.sbes.stir.ac.uk/people/goulson/documents/annrevecolsyst2003.pdf">http://www.sbes.stir.ac.uk/people/goulson/documents/annrevecolsyst2003.pdf</a>
</div><div><br></div><div>Stout, J.C. and C.L. Morales. 2009. Ecological impacts of invasive alien species on bees. Apidologie 40: 388-409.</div><div><a href="http://www.apidologie.org/index.php?option=com_article&access=standard&Itemid=129&url=/articles/apido/abs/2009/03/m08137/m08137.html">http://www.apidologie.org/index.php?option=com_article&access=standard&Itemid=129&url=/articles/apido/abs/2009/03/m08137/m08137.html</a>
</div><div><br>Michael Warriner</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 1:35 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:carloshvergara@yahoo.com">carloshvergara@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">De:</span></b> Peter Loring Borst <<a href="mailto:peterlborst@cornell.edu" target="_blank">peterlborst@cornell.edu</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Para:</span></b> Liz Day <<a href="mailto:lizday44@sbcglobal.net" target="_blank">lizday44@sbcglobal.net</a>> <br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Enviado:</span></b> Jueves, 22 de marzo, 2012 11:22:13<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Asunto:</span></b> Re: [Pollinator] for discussion: should honeybees be allowed into conservation/protected areas?<br>
</font> </div><div><div class="h5"> <br><br>On Mar 22, 12, at 1:04 PM, Liz Day wrote:<br><br>> I find it hard to imagine that honeybees do not affect bumblebees in places where Bombus forage appears rather scant.<br><br>
But it being difficult to imagine hardly makes a strong case
; )<br><br>On the other hand, in my region I find that bumble bees and honey bees forage quite different plant assortments, somewhat occasionally overlapping.<br><br><br>- - - - - - - - - - - - -<br>Peter Loring Borst<br>
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