I have a bit of a question about the text at this site:
Specifically, the authors mention that wintergreen, spearmint,
and peppermint oils have proven successful, that spearmint patties
were propolized, but not wintergreen, teatree, or patchouli oils.
The question has a small interest to me because I have a large bottle of
peppermint oil left over from a prior experiment in controlling varroa
(I didn't run a no-apistan control). It seemed to work quite well.
 
Does this mean that no research was done with peppermint oil? I assume
we could just use it in the same amount as wintergreen or spearmint oil.
Anyone have any information about it?
 
Curiously, I didn't hear much from folks since the original posting
here. Does this mean that everyone is quietly going out and buying the
oils and seeing what will happen?
Or is this a new idea with promising preliminary results?
 
Just curious-
Phil Wood
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> Brian R Tucker wrote:
> >
> > Could someone please repost the use of Essential Oils for the use of mite
> > controll. That is how much in sugar water or if used in grease patties how
> > much in there. And what type of oil is best (Spearmint,Wintergreen ect..)
> >                             Thanks
>
> The info is at this site:
> http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/varroa.htm
>
> -Barry
>
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> Barry Birkey
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