In message <001801c2dcdc$05834500$4cac58d8@BusyBeeAcres>, Bob Harrison
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>In all *other* parts of the world formic acid use is widespread and
>considered a homopathec method of control such as using backing soda to
>control ants. Food grade mineral oil use is not registered for use in bee
>hives but widely accepted as a legal homopathec use.
I do find this strange, if formic acid indeed kills mites, as is FGMO
said to - in this case it is antiopathic, like many human medicines.
Homoeopathic medicines work by going with (not against) the illness and
support the infected organism work through the disease. It has always
worked with my daughter, even though I have no clue about how it works.
We did have a brief flurry of interest in homoeopathic remedies over
here in the UK a few years ago. Initially these were made up from
crushed mites diluted and shaken in the usual way. Later, they were made
with mites supposedly carrying viruses, as it was the viruses which were
implicated in killing the colonies. We have heard no more. I could never
see how a homoeopathic medicine could deal with an external parasite. I
wonder if this is an incorrect use of the term to persuade us it is
valid.
--
James Kilty

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