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> 
> Keep in mind, fluvalinate has a half-life of seven years in wax.   We're
> still picking it up in operations who stopped using it years ago.   Therefore,
> just because a beekeeper stops using it, the mites have continued low
> level exposure for more than 2-3 years.  Jerry

True, but what evidence do you have that 2-3 year old residues have any 
appreciable biological activity; i.e. any appreciable impact on the 
physiology of the mites? 

And is your evidence direct or theoretical?

Paul Cherubini

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