Hi to ALL.
     The problem with beekeepers, seems to me, is that due to stinging their
hearing sense  to becomes affected.  Beekeepers seem to become deaf and
incentive to good sense and tend to ignore any sound of alert.
     Those that have read my files on the use of mineral oil (please read them
if you haven't), have to agree that I have stated that after 13 years working
with bee mites, I suspected that mites would eventually develop RESISTANCE to
chemical treatment; hence alternative methods of treatment were needed.
     Thirteen years of self financed work have made quite a dent on my personal
finances, yet I am not complaining.  It has been fun and not in vain.  Response
to declaration of my findings has been mixed, many rewards and near lynching
demands have overflowed my electronic mail, but work continues uninhibited.
     Even though my work stands to benefit every beekeeper in the world in
particular and humanity in general, my pleas for help (except for three people)
have gone unheard. If beekeepers are not concerned about the welfare of their
trade, bees, why should legislators and government bear the responsibility.  If
the people who know about bees do not seem to care, why expect laic individuals
or institutions to bear the responsibility?
     Don't fret, I don't think that any of us bearing the burden will quit.
With or without help, our work shall go on so that others may pick up where our
limitations halt our efforts.
Best regards.
Dr. Rodriguez
Virginia Beach, VA