Peter wrote> Many of us who have used formic acid have SEEN it cause harmful
effects on the brood and the queens. This is no myth. 
>QUOTED MATERIAL
>Formic Acid Treatment for Control of Varroa destructor
>Under Southern United States Conditions
>PATTI J. ELZEN, DAVID WESTERVELT, AND RAYMOND LUCAS
>JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY Vol. 97, no. 5

PETER I completely agree with you and their findings... BUT UOU FORGOT TO
ADD THAT THE METHOD AND PRODUCT WAS THE MITEAWAY II.
PATI ELZEN was courteous and did not named the product because of the bad
results YOU have to go into REFERENCES TO TRACE THE ORIGIN OF PRODUCT IT IS
ALL ON section3.1 of
http://www.mitegone.com/pdfpages/Products%20Evaluations%20Mite%20Away%20II.p
df
Unfortunately you cannot ask Patti she passed away shortly after this trial.
But DAVE is here and can be reached through Florida DEPARTMENT OF APPIARY.

Bill Ruzicka

Bill's Honey Farm - Home of the MiteGone Formic Acid Treatment
Kelowna, British Columbia, CANADA
Tel/Fax: 1-250-762-8156 (the best way to reach me is by phone Pacific Time)
Email: [log in to unmask] Website: www.mitegone.com 

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