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Randy >But what I'd really like is a simple additional application method added to
the label, allowing Joe Beekeeper to make his own inexpensive strips to
order, and apply them how they best fit his/her management.<
I do not see this happening. Unlicensed applicators making up their own solutions, using shop towels or whatever they can think of as the carrier.Maybe if beekeepers didn't have a known tendency to home-brew treatments, there might be a slight chance. The DIY scenario removes any control over dosage, carrier, application.
My friend Bill Wilson freely shared his antibiotic grease patties, and he more or less gave commercial beekeepers the idea that it was ok to employ DIY treatments. He would state the caveats when standing in from of an audience of beekeepers, but he'd wink at the restrictions when chatting in the hallways. We had some discussions about this.
Your own open-sharing of experimental treatments is great for transparency, but it may again reinforce the notion that things like shop towels, cardboard, additives like glycerin are ok. Medhat may want to comment.
As I understand, he had this same discussion with the journal editors before the publication of his latest research.
Jerry
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