On Jun 4, 9:42am, Bill Painter wrote:
> Subject: Tracial mites(Spelling)
> I am new to this list as I have just started keeping bee's (two new hives).
> If this is a rehashing of old topics I apologize.
>
> I understand that a patty can be made to keep down tracial mites using
> wintergreen. My question is would one made with pepermint work just as well
> or better or not at all? If it does work does anyone have a recipe for
> this?
>-- End of excerpt from Bill Painter
Also, has anyone tried using pennyroyal oil or extract on either variety or
mite? My wife's father was a veterinarian and he used pennyroyal oil for years
to remove ear mites from dogs and cats. One drop in each ear every few days
for a couple weeks completely cures ear mites in our dogs.
I haven't experimented with any mint species oils in my hives but pennyroyal
will be my first choice when I do. I'd be very interested in the results if
someone else on Bee-L has already tried this!
Kris Bruland
Member of Mt. Baker Beekeepers Association
Bellingham, Washington U.S.A.