> IN USA FORMIC ACID IS LEGAL TO USE BY BEEKEEPER ON IS OWN HIVES.

Wrong. It is NOT legal to use a chemical that is not registered for that use, nor use one in a manner not prescribed by the label. What else is to stop any Tom, Dick or Harry from using whatever he takes a notion to? Like maybe, he's using benzene (a human carcinogen) to drive bees out of the supers ...

> Did you know that if you use pesticides on your farm they must be registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)? Also, if you import, sell, distribute, use or dispose of unreg- istered pesticides, you may be in violation of federal law and CNMI Division of Environmental Quality pesticide regulations.

> Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), a pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest. If on your farm you use products that kill pests such as insects, fungi and weeds, these products are considered pesticides and must be registered with US EPA.

> Unregistered pesticides may pose added risks to anyone who applies the pesticide, fieldworkers and consumers who handle and eat the produce, and to the environment. If illegal pesticide residues are detected on your crops they may be quarantined or confiscated.

Excerpted from the pamphlet: "Avoid Using Unregistered Products"
BY THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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