Excerpts from BEE-L wrote:
 
> From:          BRIAN HENSEL <[log in to unmask]>
> To:            [log in to unmask]
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> ... thank you for bringing up the issue that mineral oil is a
> pesticide,
> however I think that it's called FGMO (FOOD GRADE MINERAL OIL),
> separates it
> from being considered a pesticide. I haven't been able to find
> any FGAS,(FOOD
> GRADE APISTAN STRIPS),anywhere.
 
While I agree from label warnings that Apistan is potentially
(almost certainly?)dangerous, I would add that mineral oil is not
 
harmless either.  In fact, "food grade" is a large misnomer.
Mineral oil is no longer prescribed as an aid to regularity(or
even
for acute bowel disorders) because it is largely indigestible
and, worse,
leaches the oil-soluble vitamins from those who ingest it.
I hope this helps-(the list beeing for beekeepers as well as
bees, right?)
best regards,  -Sam Allen
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