Thanks David - will get the book. This is TOTALLY new to me - have not heard of this before.
I don't know how others on the list feel, but maybe a new thread on this topic would be worthwhile in expanding our insights. Stephen Barrow -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of D & S Chamberlain Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 2:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Need help with ants. Stephen: In his lectures on bees, which have just been reprinted, RS says in brief, that formic acid is essential to the vitality of flowers and that the flowers in fact take in the formic acid from the bees, ants and wasps. Read the book, I guarantee you'll never regard bees the same again. David C
