Hola everybody,
I have NEVER used menthol in 37 consecutive years of apiculture.
Suum cuique?  Nor have I ever used oil of wintergreen.
Of course, I've never had more than 30 hives at one time.
I've always used a paper towel saturated w/ vegetable oil
for T-mite treatment. It has the same effect as Crisco
patties w/ terramycin--which I'ved never used.
Of course, each beekeeper is different? I beelieve in
doingit the easy and fast way.
Jack in Maryland
 
On Sat, 14 Feb 1998, HENRY BOLANOS wrote:
 
> Hi,
> We are using Wintergreen oil in Ct. and found that we also needed to treat
> for tracheal mites to get high survival rates.
> Don't ignore the use of Menthol.
> Regards,
> Henry
>
 
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