Closer to the truth than you might think, actually. The annual convergence of billions and billions of bees for the almond crop is a great way to spread pathogens. One entomologist I talked to compared it to taking every kindergartener in the country, and putting them all in a gym, to share sniffles and coughs, then taking them back home. The bee industry is a lot more like the cattle feedlot industry than most people realize.
