Hello all,

This evening it was brought to my attention that there is more than one
substance used as the board in making formic acid pads.  Tentest, which
basically is a generic name anyhow, cost about $10 a sheet, and
disinigrates rapidly when soak in 65% formic acid.  Then there is homosate,
a much more solid board, sometimes used to cover cement floors, that takes
longer to soak the formic, but does not fall apart as soon.  The question
is, how long is it before the tentest falls apart?  And can the homosate be
used more than one year if soaked again? Does it really matter which one is
used if you are not going to be storing the pads for say more than a month
or two before the bees get them.

Thanks in advance for the reply's.

Regards,

Carm