On Thu, 22 Feb 1996, RICHARD E BONNEY wrote:
 
> Hello all,
>
> The Honey Producer Magazine, v27 no 3, carried a letter to the editor
> pushing "the "natural miticide" called Mite Solution. According to the
> letter, Mite Solution "is registered with the EPA and all ingredients have
> been approved by the FDA." I only have a copy of this letter and it does
> not show an author. However, an accompanying sheet says to contact
> Drapers Super Bee for further information (and to buy the solution.)
>
> Can anyone shed any light on what is going on?
>
        I looked into this last summer. The EPA, FDA, and patent numbers
were all fake. The stuff is overpriced and no research or testing has been
done. I ran a small experiment (35 colonies) and gave up because the
results were poor and I could'nt waste time on somthing that was'nt working.
 
        I think Dr. Calderones work with Thymol is more promising.
 
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