Greg: Grease patties are made by mixing 2 pounds of granulated sugar with 1
pound of Crisco, and make that mixture into patties like a hamburger.  Place
each pattie on a piece of regular wax paper; and put one of these patties on
top of the frames in the BROOD CHAMBER (not in the supers).  Don't put any
Terramycin in the mixture!  Keep a pattie in the hive brood chamber all 12
months of the year.
While many people have researched this program, perhaps the principle worker
was DR. Diana Sammanturo at Ohio State.
Note: This procedure works on TRACHEAL mites ONLY, not on Varroa Mites.
It MUST be used continuously, that just when you get around to it; because it
does NOT KILL any mites, but only CONTROLS them.  Sort of like a diabetic can
control diabetes by insulin shots; but insulin shots do NOT kill or cure
diabetes.
                                                                                        George