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Re: thymol
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Allen Dick <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 10 Jan 1996 14:13:14 +0700
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> The only registered (legal chemical) treatment for Varroa mites in
> the United States at this time is Apistan strips (fluvalinate).
> Accordingly, Thymol is presently "off limits" to U. S. beekeepers.
 
True!
 
However I wonder if this is true if the hives in question are
*never* to be used to produce food for humans?
 
eg. hives for building cells or mating queens, hives for pollination
only, hives for experimentation, observation hives, etc.
 
Regards
 
Allen
 
W. Allen Dick, Beekeeper                                         VE6CFK
RR#1, Swalwell, Alberta  Canada T0M 1Y0  Internet:[log in to unmask]
Honey. Bees, Art, & Futures <http://www.cuug.ab.ca:8001/~dicka>

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