P. Aras et M. Boily wrote:
Dear Friends.
Thanks to P Arras et Moily for the assist in explaining one facet about
how MO works on bee mites.  Very well done and very much appreciated.
Please do not forget that mites also have a large number of body surface
pores through which they take in moisture and that these pores are
blocked in the same manner in which the spiracles are blocked resulting
in dehydration.  Hence MO's action is two fold.
In nature, anything is likely to happen.  I seriously doubt if mites
will ever develop an adaptation to this double effect of MO.  If we all
(beekeepers worldwide) were to treat bee mites( "en masse") there wont
be any mites left to develop resistance.  Again, as I said yesterday,
there is a lot to learn about bee mites and the fight has just begun.
Good luck with your treatments.
Best regards.
Dr. Rodriguez