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> Ted Fisher wrote -
>
> Tim Cote wrote:
> I've been calling around looking for about 50 hives to buy this fall,
> and in that search I found a beekeeper in Mississippi who, when I
> asked him about the state of mite-treatment in the hives I was
> considering buying, told of his use of Maverick.  When he said it was
> based on fuvalinate, I thought maybe there's a new commercial
> alternative to apistan(!?).  He told me excitedly of how powerful the
> stuff is in killing Varrolla when doloped into a hive.
>
> And so, dear readers, this practice occurs on our soil as we speak.
>
 
This is exactly what I was referring to a few weeks ago when I posted the
post referring to concern over contamination of wax via illegal use of
water-soluble fluavalinates.  I think I used the term "big guys" or "big
outfits."  I don't see what everyone is so worried about however...
Afterall, there are hordes of lab techs out there monitoring the purity
of wax and honey... right?
 
Dave T.