That 2004 information is both wrong and outdated. This shows the current border of AHB spread in Oklahoma, which is really the border of the spread for the central part of the country:
http://www.ok.gov/~okag/forms/cps/ahb-map.pdf Neil
Neil:
First lets get some facts straight Neil according to all research which I know of, if, however, there has been research which show otherwise, please give us the place where we can examine the research.
1. AHBs do not cluster and therefore do not survive harsh winters.
2. AHBs move to locations without natural swarm expansion, by hitching rides on trains, trucks and autos. This could (but maybe not) account for your so-called jumping.
3. The ARS map shows areas in Texas and Okl. And other states which showed new AHB confirmations in 2009, so for you to say that these are no longer being monitored in Texas is just not correct. Last Year I saw bee bags in Davy Crocket National Forest just south of Weches.
4. The ARS map and Oklahoma maps on report confirmed cases of bees but not necessarily where the bees are established. A confirmed colony (even if a random confirmation) would qualify, but source of these bees are unknown. In other words they could have hitched a ride on car or truck and in fact there may no longer be any AHB currently in that area. Once they have been confirmed they are not removed from the map when the bees are removed from the area.
5. The Oklahoma maps a first confirmation of bees in 2009 for a county that the surrounding counties had confirmations in 2004 (northwest), 2008 (north), 2006 (northeast), 2007 (east), 2004 (south). This does not show a normal swarm pattern migration.
Neil: There are conclusory allegations, which are conclusions based upon a mere allegation (these are totally worthless); and there are conclusions supported by interpreted facts (which may or may not be viable depending upon the interpretation). Statements made by you are not supported by facts.
>That 2004 information is both wrong and outdated.<
Conclusory allegation.
> This shows the current border of AHB spread in Oklahoma, which is really the border of the spread for the central part of the country<
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>The counties in Oklahoma that are to the north seem to have occassional sightings so far. However, some of the counties in the middle of Oklahoma have established populations that seem to be doing well.<
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>I have found some AHB maps that show no AHB confirmed in north Texas. That is only because they stopped monitoring for them. They are there, and they did not jump from central TX to southern OK<
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> Dewey Caron and Jerry Hayes spoke to our local bee club last spring. They are both AHB experts<
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> The current predictions, based on weather and what happened going southwards in South America, is that AHB could spread over most of Kansas and maybe even into Nebraska in the plains states.<
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"nothing but the facts" Jack Webb, Dragnet