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DRIVE, CITY RADIO. Transcript of the 7:40 segment. Host: Dexter. Producer (in the studio): Anwen.

DEXTER: Good morning, it's twenty to eight, and if you've noticed fewer bees in your garden this summer, you're not alone. To explain why, I'm joined by Lyle Price, who, according to my notes, has been studying bees at the university for twenty years. Lyle, welcome. Could you start by telling us what's happening to our bees?

LYLE PRICE: Thanks for having me. Before we start, though, I'd better be honest with you. I'm not from any university. I drove the number 14 bus for thirty-one years. Your producer phoned on Tuesday and asked if I was Lyle Price and whether I knew about bees, and I said yes to both.

DEXTER: I see. So you're not Dr. Lyle Price.

LYLE PRICE: I'm afraid not. Just plain Lyle. I did wonder why she kept calling me "Doctor."

DEXTER: Right. Anwen, could you tell me what's going on? ... I'm being told that there are two Lyle Prices in the phone book, and that we may have called the wrong one. Well, Lyle, since you're here, do you actually know anything about bees?

LYLE PRICE: A little. I've kept six hives on the roof of my building for about forty years. Last winter I lost one of them, which is the fewest I've lost in a decade. Most of the trouble comes from a tiny mite called varroa, which feeds on the bees, and from people who cut every wild flower out of their gardens. If I were one of your listeners, I'd leave a corner of the lawn to grow wild. Bees aren't fussy about tidy gardens.

DEXTER: That's... genuinely useful. And we've got a caller. Hello, you're on the air.

CALLER: Hello, Dexter. This is Dr. Lyle Price, from the university. I believe I was supposed to be on your programme this morning, but nobody called me. I've been listening in my car. Lyle, may I ask you a question? Our research hives on the science building all died last winter, and we still don't know why. Would you mind telling me how you treat your hives for mites before the cold comes?

LYLE PRICE: Not at all, Doctor. Have you got a pen?

DEXTER: And on that note, we're going to have to leave the two Lyles to it. It's 7:52, and here's the weather.