The Maine state inspector says he has seen the best results using 35 grams for three treatments with the gel put between the brood boxes towards the back of the hive, no shim between boxes. Putting it in the back of the hive is because removal of the gel brought it over more space having to bring it forward towards the entrance. Karen T-K *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm