Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank all of the witnesses for being here today.
I was a small-time beekeeper at my home. I had about 10 or 12 hives, so I became fairly familiar with some of the disease and mortality issues. Most of that was before the issue of neonicotinoids came up. Bees are very complex. They're individual organisms that really make up one entire organism. It's amazing how intelligent and interactive they can be.
Is there any indication of differences in percentages of colony mortalities in relation to hive density per hectare? Do we see a higher percentage of mortalities where there is a higher hive density than there is in areas of lower hive densities?
Does anyone have information on that? I'm not directing it to anyone in particular.