Where do you find Mineral Oil, and what is a commercial name that will help
me find it?
 
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From: Elroy Rogers <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, January 30, 1998 12:18 AM
Subject: Re: mites
 
 
>Paul Bashore wrote:
>>
>> Today I checked all 15 hives today and was very surprised to find all are
>> doing fine.  This is the first winter since I started using only FGMO to
>> treat my bees for mites. I usually have 1 or 2 hives by this time that
>> havent made it. This is not a scientific study just my own observation.
>> Looks like all 15 hives will make it in very good shape with plenty of
>> stores left.
>>
>> paul in okla. 15 hives and growing
>
>Hi Paul
>        Glad to hear your success with mineral oil. I am sure you spent a
lot
>less, I would guess $4.00 compared to $75.00 with apistan. I think if
>everyone would get on the mineral oil wagon the US could say good bye to
>the varroa mite for good.  The best part of mineral oil is that there is
>no large build up of mites in the summer months, which could collapse
>the colony in early winter even if the apistan strips could get all the
>mites of in the fall.
>
>I hope we'll hear more good reports on the use of mineral oil, that will
>help get the chemical lovers on board.
>
>Elroy
>