Hi all!
 
For those in the USA I'd like to suggest a major supplier of several
different types of FGMO. Its name is Penreco and one of its most important
mineral oil plants is located at Dickinson, Texas.
 
Their different MO brands are know by the name of Drakeol. They offer at
least 7 kinds of MO and the main difference between them is their
viscosity.
 
On the other way, Witco produces what they call BLANDOL (white mineral oil)
which is exactly alike DRAKEOL but a little bit more expensive. Both of
them are purchased in large quantities by firms who use it as a raw
material for baby mineral oil.
 
The C&F quotation for these products in Argentine ports ranks between U$S
0.70 to U$S 0.90 per Kg in 55 Gal. drums as a full container load. Hope
this information is useful for somebody on Bee-L trying get a realistic
picture on the cost of this treatment for varroa mites.
 
 
 
 
Martín Braunstein
Malka Cabaña Apícola
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