Andy Nachbaur wrote:
> Posting questions like that here in an international list group with so
> many US bee keepers only gets you lots of remarks about the legalities of
> its use as here in the US its use is not allowed at this time in the US
> because of problems with bee kills in the one prescribed product that was
> in use for a short time
 
        You really should do a bit of research before you make such comments.
Efforts to develop a product to control varroa based on amitraz were
discontinued in this country because there is already too much amitraz
in the food supply. Although debatable, additional uses could increase
this amount beyond acceptable levels. At least that is what the people
at the EPA told me. It could be that they are wrong about this but I
must admit that I am not qualified to dispute them. Perhaps the stockmen
you mentioned could be persuaded to explain how they have determined the
safety of their methods.
        My response to the original post has nothing to do with he legality of
the mentioned product in the US. I simply stated that following the
directions on the label of such a product is its only safe use, and
since my policy is to err on the safe side in such matters I would give
the same advice I gave in my previous post, to anyone, in any country.