> From: Diana Sammataro <[log in to unmask]>
> For tracheal mites, my research shows that veg oil patties work well, if kept
> on the hives allthe time.
 
        My wife had an interesting thought the other day (i'll never admit it
to her though)...I was talking about the veg oil patties and how they helped
keep the mites down, but nobody's quite sure why. She suggested that maybe it
smothered them like the stuff you put in rabbit ears when they get mites. So
what do yo think?
 
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