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From: Aaron Morris <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 08 December 1999 13:31
Subject: Re: Treatment for mites


>I am onthat merry-go-around;
> fumidil-B (2 gallons medicated syrup 2:1 in the fall if I can get my bees
to
> take that much and 1 gallon medicated syrup 1:1 in the spring)
> Aaron Morris - adamantly resisting coumophos' siren song!

I may be wrong but my memory of the instructions for using fumidil-B state
the syrup should be 2:1, I wonder if the use of 1:1 syrup in the spring is
actually beneficial, the osmotic pressure of the 1;1 syrup might disrupt the
agent involved in the treatment ( that this agent is sensitive is indicated
by the temperature range allowed for mixing the powder).

Ruary Rudd
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