Mite could cost farmers million

A honey bee mite threatens to wipe out bees in Hawaii.

Without bees to polinate their crops farmers face huge losses.

This Advertiser Article discusses the problem:

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080120/BUSINESS11/801200328/1071/

This is another example of the careless introduction of alien species to our state costing us millions of dollars.

The article doesn't mention the potential effect on native species nor does it point out that the Super Ferry could easily move the mite contamination to other islands.