>This would be easy test for the toxicity of thymol vapors in an incubator,
but I can't find such studies in my files--anyone else have any?
I think the method they used to test mortality in this study is close:
>Estimated V. jacobsoni LD50 values were significantly lower for complete exposure applications of thymol and Magic3, suggesting that both vapor and topical exposure influenced mite mortality...
Lindberg, Christopher M., Adony P. Melathopoulos, and Mark L. Winston. "Laboratory evaluation of miticides to control Varroa jacobsoni (Acari: Varroidae), a honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) parasite." Journal of economic entomology 93.2 (2000): 189-198.
I'll send you the .pdf
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