Please clarify for me if the Rodriquez mineral-oil method
is for T-mite, V-mite or both. I've been using vegetable oil
on a paper towel, between the two deep broodchamberrs, for years--
in the spring before the extracting supers go on and in the fall
after they come off; therefore, there is no possibility of honey
contamination.
 
On Sun, 8 Feb 1998, Gerhard Pape wrote:
 
> About FGMO. Why are we so concerned about ourselfs?
> The discussion is going on and on about the honey and the wax we want to
> sell. Okay, but. . .
> Does nobody feel any concern with the bees flying out for pollen while
> there body is covered with a thin layer of oil? This oil must come into the
> food for the home bees and the larvae! Can larvae and bees digest this oil?
> Can they digest vegetable oil as well or better?
>
> Question before I start using the Rodrigez-method of fighting varroa; has
> there been noticed any influence on the brood developement during the
> application of oil?
>
> Gerhard Pape
> Ermelo
> Netherlands
>
 
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