>...there has also been some chatter about thymol increasing the permeability of 
> the bees cuticle to other pesticides...I mentioned what Maryann Frazier told the 
> Backyard Beekeepers about this about a year and a half ago. 

That was very much on my mind when weighing whether to use thymol or not.

The balance at the time was slightly in favour of thymol, but Pete's quote and my 
experience makes me think again.

Many are using it with success, but it did not help me in any way I can see other 
than as an attractant.

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