I have used a lot of wintergreen.  My bees seem healthy enough, but have had
trouble with the wintergreen killing the bees that get too much on them.  I
feel (no actural scientific proof) that the wintergreen has helped my hives.
The adsorbant pad sounds great, I will try that out.
 
Richard Barnes
 
At 07:57 PM 12/4/97 GMT, you wrote:
>Hi All
>
>At a recent lecture, the lecturer said that he is experimenting with using
>Oil of Wintergreen for treating Acarine. The Oil of Wintergreen is inserted
>into the hive entrance on a pad of absorbent material on the end of a piece
>of wire for easy insertion and removal. The Oil of Wintergreen is supposed
>to disorientate the mite responsible.
>
>He has just started the treatment and is going to re charge the absorbent
>material every month or so
>
>Has anybody any experience of the above treatment please?
>
>Sincerely
>
>Tom Barrett
>49 South Park
>Foxrock
>Dublin 18
>Ireland
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