Sorry to bother the list- I'm wanting to experiment this year with clear plastic bears (not the opaque ones). An Alta Vista search didn't yield me anything- does anyone have a source on them? many thanks! On the cough drop issue- recall that a few years ago I raised the question to the group in response to a beekeeper who was using them. Kind replies to the list were rather convincing that the amount of menthol in cough drops and the concentration present just weren't anywhere near that necessary to kill mites. for what it's worth- Phil [log in to unmask]