On 31 Jan 99, at 14:06, Ernest Gregoire wrote:
 
> What can we expect from older combs in the future?
> I am told the Apistan build up in wax is a problem.
> Could this build up be contributing to the resistance
> of mites to Apistan?
 
Not sure about resistance, but there is word of brood problems in
Europe where sustained use of Fluvalinate is getting into the wax.
Seems it's getting more of a problem to find wax not contaminated
suitable for pharmaceutical use.
        Plus there was talk of sexually immature drones, caused by
consistant use. Major headache for queen breeders.
 
 
 
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