On Tue, 25 Jul 1995, Dave D. Cawley, a De Leon Socialist wrote: > > From: Charles Knecht <[log in to unmask]> > > In our fruit-fly laboratory we sometimes get mite infestations. I have seen > > at least two species, and others may also attack the flies. Doubtless these > > are not verroa, but they are mites anyway. > > > > 1. Lindane-treated paper will kill mites that walk accross it. Lindane is > > 123456-hexachlorocyclohexane, or C6H6Cl6. > > What would the effect on the bees be? Or maybe under a screen that > bees can't get thru and then use Apistan to knock them off and down onto the > paper? > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Dave D. Cawley | The information on the Internet is only > University Of Scranton | interesting to people who are interested > Scranton, Pennsylvania | in it. > [log in to unmask] | -Scranton Tomorrow Spokeswoman > [log in to unmask] | refusing invitation to Internet Cafe's opening > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > A better question might be: how many varroa mites are likely to be walking on the bottom board and, therefore, contact the pesticide? The mites should more likely be found on bees and comb. Tom