On 11 Sep 99, at 11:52, Al wrote:

> All of this aside, would a plant oil (such as olive oil) work in the same
> fashion? Would it cause the mites a problem and have less impact on the
> bees?

There are a number of oils all of which will work. Canola and
vegetable oils, Pam cooking spray, even used motor oil, I know as out
of interest I tried them all on some mites. The idea is to use an oil
which won't impact on the honey. So anything with a strong smell
would be intrusive.
        There is much experimenting to be done.


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