> Q: What if one was to spray a mist of mineral oil over the
> > frames of a hive periodically?
> >
> A: You'd run the risk of applying too much FGMO, with the end result
> that the FGMO would have the same desired effect (DEATH) on your
> bees as it does on the mites.  In other words, DON'T DO IT!
 
This reminds me -- has anyone had any experience witht he *oil
foggers* that were rumoured to have been used in the early days of
the TM invasion of California?
 
I heard about them on the grapevine, then nothing more...
 
Regards
 
Allen
 
W. Allen Dick, Beekeeper                                         VE6CFK
RR#1, Swalwell, Alberta  Canada T0M 1Y0
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