>
> >As an aside, I am very impressed with the MAQS since several weeks after
> the treatment I cannot find mites either in drone brood or alcohol wash.
> Same with the colony of a beekeeper I am mentoring. Very healthy bees.


We find the same.  We've yet to find the "perfect" application method for
formic acid, but MAQS is very user-friendly for the small- to medium-scale
beekeeper.  Works for large scale, but you need to wear a respirator unless
it's windy.  The beauty of a thorough formic treatment (such as 2 MAQS
strips) is that, unlike other treatments, it kills the mites under the
cappings.  This makes a HUGE difference down the line.  I also suspect that
it "cleans up" the combs during the short brood break in the first few days
after application, since the brood comes back so beautifully.
-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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