Ruary rudd stated >As you should not treat with acaricides when there is a honey >flow on, you can really only treat Fall and Spring, this being so testing >between these two seasons is not of much benefit.< > Kevin Stevens, the Product Manager at Bayers, when asked the question, "Can Bayvarol strips be used when supers are in place, and a honey flow is in progress", at a talk earlier this month to the Shropshire BKA (UK), replied, "Yes. Although it is sensible to try and avoid using the strips when nectar is being collected there will be occasions when this is unavoidable and there is no evidence that the chemical flumethrin is absorbed into honey." Kevin received, and approved a draft copy of a report that has been included in a local magazine. Adopting the timetable suggested by Ruary might mean you have left it too late. Regarding the insert not covering the whole area of the floor, the problem is that you do not get a true evaluation of mite drop (and an increase in wax moths). Ken Hoare