Brussels, 12/12/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday the European Commission adopted a Decision stepping up measures to protect the EU bee population from two exotic parasites, the small hive beetle Aethina tumida and the parasitic mite Tropilaelaps. To prevent the parasites from being introduced into the EU the measures now adopted will limit imports of both live honey bees and bumble bees and require imported bees to be examined for signs of the parasites when they arrive in the EU. David...