yoonytoons wrote: > While finishing sugar-dusting [my girls are kicking!], I could see why > this method, with its proven efficacy, has failed catch up with the rest > of the industry: tedium infinitum. Unfortunately, sugar dusting is both effective and ineffective as shown by tests. If I recall it is mostly the time of year that causes the difference. The test was done by adding an ether roll after dusting and where the dusting showed few mites, the roll showed many. Bill Truesdell Bath, Maine :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::