>Tue, 16 Apr 1996 10:07:40 -0600  Allen Dick
 
>The price?  Well I can tell you where to buy pads for application in
>effective, approved methods that are recommended by well known and
>respected Canadian researchers for about $0.03 each.
>
>Frankly, if I see another SPAM here about that thing, I'm going to
>forward it directly to Consumer & Corporate Affairs, the department
>that deals with such.
>
O.K, So I put myself in the line of fire yet again, but IMHO this goes far
too far.
While I cannot condone the methods that Mr. Podpodi employed to inform the
list of his product, to condemn it out of hand without examination, and to
threaten prosecution is disgraceful.
        As I post this, I have a VTD on my desk. Having examined it, and
thought about it carefully, it definitely has promise. Unlike the current
methods of delivery, the bees cannot walk in the Formic acid (burnt feet)
and the evaporation can be controlled. If and when I get mites, and provided
Mr. Podpodi is not intimidated enough to quit, then I for one, will
certainly both use it and recommend it.
         I must agree, 85% Formic Acid has proven to be too strong, but only
with the old method of delivery. Perhaps it is time for one of the academic
crowd to become involved and evaluate this item!
        Finally to Mr. Podpodi, don't be put off by the blinkered view of
some of our fraternity, you have a good product, be persistant, but as a
newbie tread carefully around the 'Net Gods' and find a different method of
delivering your message.
 
 
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