...there has also been some chatter about thymol increasing the permeability of the bees cuticle to other pesticides...I mentioned what Maryann Frazier told the Backyard Beekeepers about this about a year and a half ago. Has anyone heard anything else on this front? http://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A2=BEE-L;e9d8edb6.1006A deknow *********************************************** 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