>
> >So the vapor dispersal method works better than the dribble method
> because it covers the hive surfaces more thoroughly. (Please correct me if
> I’m mistaken.)
>

The data from my own recent comparison of two vapor applicators vs two
different dribble formulations does not support your assumption.

>Along those same lines, if we are using the acid-through-the-footpad
> methods of killing mites consistently, are we inadvertently selecting for
> mites who travel across hive surfaces less? Or hold on the their current
> bee more tightly or for longer?
>

Doubtful.  The mites are highly dependent upon their sticky empodia to
cling to the bees.  Any loss of that adhesive quality would spell their
death.

>
> >Has anyone studied the life-long effects of eggs or larvae exposed to
> oxalic acid pre-capping?
>

I sure don't notice an appreciable adverse effect from dribbling.  See

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http://scientificbeekeeping.com/does-oxalic-acid-treatment-of-nucs-affect-honey-production/

http://scientificbeekeeping.com/does-oxalic-acid-treatment-of-nucs-affect-honey-production/
<http://scientificbeekeeping.com/does-oxalic-acid-treatment-of-nucs-affect-honey-production/>


-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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