On Tue, 23 Jul 1996, John Caldeira wrote:
 
>   I know of two nuc colonies in a high-varroa area that have thriving
> colonies and two-year old strips in them (these are not honey-producing
> colonies).   "Don't reuse Apistan" appears to be a frequent note on this
> list, but What are the REAL facts on the effectiveness of reused Apistan?
>
I do'nt know either, but I need to protect my bees. How can I expect any
product to perform consistantly better than the manufacturer claims? If I
buy a strip that is specified to work once, and my bees die because the
strip did'nt work a second time, who is to blame?