> That said, the patent also says that "Oxalic acid was shown to enhance the
> inhibition of EPSPS by glyphosate" so once again, we beekeepers could be
> making things worse through our varroa treatments.  The recent rise in
> popularity of oxalic treatments might also explain the lack of evidence of
> prior problems.
>

Mike,

I tried to see how bees would be effected by the inhibition of EPSPS but
could only find it in plants and not insects. My understanding of the
wording is that oxalic acid would make glyphosate more effective in killing
plants when OA is present but nothing about insects.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine.

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