> reply: > Not only the capping wax, but also the > honey!But I thought > that Peter had access to library and sat there > alot and > could read an index like me. The stuff I like > best is in > articles written overseas if it helps you any > Peter. That might help Peter, but what of the rest of us? And one could very well argue that since the original assertions were yours, the burden to point to the specific information is yours, not Peters. While you may not feel compelled (though most do) to provide support for your arguments, I would submit that your efforts to educate beekeepers and have folks stop "doping" hives and "get of the treadmill" would better be served by providing references than by cryptic hints. Not everyone can access these materials easily, if you know what they are (and your mentioning them suggests that you do) and they do indeed support your contentions, then logic would suggest that disseminating the information and not making it hard for people to follow your train of thought would better serve your cause. Otherwise you are really only preaching to the already converted. Though I do use a wide variety of medications every day in the pursuit of animal health, I am keenly interested in minimizing chemical use in all aspects of food production. I could use all of the information you allude to, but will likely need a great many hours to find it now. Do I think every utterance on this list need be backed up by an exhaustive bibliography? Nope - but if you say there is scientific information out there, let us know where. Keith