Mr Jerry Hayes writes:
there are two groups working on this the USDA lab in
Logan,UT and the Weslaco group. We have major projects for
field testing this product with both groups. It needs some
fine tuning but we have hope based on preliminary data
generated this summer.

Reply:
This is good information to know, and since major field
testing is planned would it include, if I may ask:

Since there are several types of mites in a bee colony, of
which some of beneficial............that stay with pollen,
or are on the debre floor for example.....would this hurt
all the mites in the colony.....leaving a void, or is it
specific to varroa mites only?

Will this be a part of the field testing looked at?
(Knowing for example, also that there are both bad and good
bacteria, fungi, viruses too within a colony, and how is
this all sorted out by those treating, or should it be?
though not being looked at in this case, just what is
mentioned here at the site)

Respectfully Submitted,

Dee A. Lusby
Commercial Beekeeper
Tucson, Arizona
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrganicBeekeepers/



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