In respect to Dr Pedro's new mite control method, I seem to recall that some months ago, long before I first saw the Doctor's name pop up on BEE-L, that John Ianuzzi posted a very similiar method. If I recall correctly, John said that he soaked paper towels in the cheapest vegetable oil he could buy, drained the towels and inserted them in between the frames. He said that as the bees tore the paper out, they got good oil coatings on themselves and this helped control the "varroa?" mites. What his specific results were I do not recall. Are you still out there John, and if so can you tell us anything more on how this method worked out for you? Does anyone else recall this posting and if he ever posted anything more on the this method? Al ....................................................................................................... Al Needham--Scituate,MA,[log in to unmask] "The HoneyBee"--An Educational Program About Honey Bees With A Superb Slide Show-Version 2.0 (c) 1997 Download From: HTTP://www.kuai.se/~beeman .