Hello Mr. Pape.
       About FGMO.  I see that you, like many people that read about FGMO have
the impression that bees are "plastered" with mineral oil.  If you have read my
files, you'll immediately realize that I state emphatically that the amount of
oil used for killing mites must be used very conscientiously, carefully,
because the bees BREATH in the same manner that the mites do.  If too much oil
is applied, then the bees are killed too.  I have
now "fine tuned" my procedure to a point that there is hardly any risk involved
for the bees because the amount of oil used is minute!  Just enough to affect
the mites but definitely no harm to the bees and definitely not enough of it to
get into the honey!  The results of this years phase of study should be
available to the public sometime this coming summer.
     In approximately 1 1/2 years of continued use of mineral oil in my hives,
I have not noticed any effect on the larvae.  The oil, as I apply it, does not
affect the larvae.
     People are assuming things about the method used for mineral that are not
there.  If my instructions for the procedure are followed, there will not be
any excess oil to affect the bees, the honey, the larvae or the wax.
     Please remember that I am doing this work because I love bees!  I don't
wish for any thing wrong to happen to my bees or any other person's bees.  Also
please remember, that I am not doing this type of work for a salary, that my
work is strictly non profit. The only benefit that may be derived from this
study is strictly for the well being of beekeeping.
     In summary, I have found that carefully applied mineral oil is an
excellent form of bee mites control without deleterious effects on the colony
and its contents.  After continued used of mineral oil, laboratory tests should
be performed to determine if in effect mineral oil has an influence on bees
wax.  As I speak, I have not noticed any harmful (or otherwise) effect on the
combs or wax that I have rendered.
Best regards.
Dr. Rodriguez
Virginia Beach, VA