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Vince Coppola <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 28 Jul 1997 23:28:31 -0700
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Rory Stenerson wrote:
>
> Bob Rolfness wrote:
>
> "Is the acid legal now in the USA?"
>
> I'm not a lawyer so this is not an informed legal opinion, however here is
> my limited understanding of the situation.
>
> Formic acid is a hazardous material and since the USDA/EPA doesn't want
> anyone to get hurt they are not allowing it to be sold to the general
> public, i.e. to an untrained beekeeper.
 
        Actually its not too difficult to buy, and legal. However it is not yet
legal to use as a pesticide. Its the use thats regulated, all pesticides
have a use lable.

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