On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 2:28 PM, Mark Burlingame <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
As a chemist, my opinion is that there is no justification for making any
claims about MAQS beyond what any other formic treatment can achieve.

I also could say I wear a similar cap, and if I interpret the above
statement correctly you are  correct.  re statements i.e by Nod ----
Where the problem lays is that most beeks out there haven't studied
chemistry for one, and the other situation is that they want to believe
what they are told i.e  e.g.  picking on the male mite . Also that they are
made of saccharides creating a fuzzy feeling of environmentally safe and
the bees take care of them, words from David Vanderduzzen himself at an oba
meeting.
Male mite knockoff would happen anyways no matter the concentration from
maqs upward to homemade pads using 65%.
What is misleading is the fact that - and a friend of mine used these exact
words,
"just throw them in and walk away"  .  This is  the misleading aspect of
the marketing that has caused many to misuse maqs correctly if I may put it
that way i.e. if there is a correct way.
We all need to believe in something

Walter
littlewolfapiaries.com

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