On Tue, 9 Jan 1996, Mark D. Egloff wrote: > Is it something that CAN be used in the US??? > Mark Egloff > [log in to unmask] Not approvedin U.S. yet. You may want to contact Dr. Nick Calderone at the Beltsville lab in Maryland,> > ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ > Subject: thymol > Author: Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]> at CSC_uuxch > Date: 1/9/96 6:33 AM > > > Hi, > Further information about thymol: > > Many chemical companys sell Thymol (Merck, ICN, SIGMA); the price varies > between $15 and 25$ for 100 gram, for The Netherlands, maybe for the USA > cheaper. Ask first your local chemist's or druggist's shop, they will order > it for you if not in stock. > > Moth's balls (from your wardrobe) contain Thymol and Campher, so it is a very > common substance. > > >From two publications: > 1. honey contained 0.04 mg Thymol/kg after (but how long?) application. > 2. honey containing 50 mg Thymol is undangerous to human. > 3. waxsamples contained in March 45 mg/kg, but decreased to 0.15 mg/kg in May > > source: Deutsches Bienen Journal: (1993)8, 430-433: Stefanie Schultz > Apidologie (1991)22, 135-145: F.Chiesa > > LD50 orally in mice is 1.8 g/kg, for Nicotine LD50 is0.06 g/kg. > > Francois > e-mail: [log in to unmask] > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x x Vince & Carole Coppola [log in to unmask] x x Coppola Apiaries, (716)965-2904 x x 10220 Bradigan Rd. x x Forestville, N.Y. 14062 x x x x Western New York Beekeepers Association x x x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx