Hi Allen & all

> The sample strip, when we examined it, turned out to be a sort of
> fabric, not like Apistan.

The sample packet that I photographed came from Apimondia in Lubliana.

They were purchased in some quantity by European beekeepers... Maybe the
fact that they are a quarter of the price of Apistan, influenced their
decision!

What concerned me was the way that many thought them to be equivelent to,
and a substitute for, Apistan, simply because they contain the same major
ingredient.

Because of the different substrate and coating method the release rate is
unlikely to be similar. That coupled with the different dosage would give
rise to a very different effect.

Hence my attempt to increase the awareness. The exercise has backfired a
little in that the English translation is poor and my attempts at
translation of the Chinese characters have been abysmal :-(

Web searches on the topic came back zero (I did not even find Allens
archived post).


Best Regards & 73s, Dave Cushman... G8MZY
Beekeeping and Bee Breeding Website
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman

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