Jim Said:
Most beekeepers have no choice but to do so, at least for now.
Most states don't have "Section 18s" yet.

So true.  Michigan, as I noted in an earlier post, did not even apply for
Section 18 until July 3.  With treatments needing to begin no later than
early September, neither suppliers or beekeepers were given sufficient time
to respond once approval was received-just this past week.  Unfortunately I
am having to put Apistan in this week.  Suppliers can't start shipping until
they application to the state Dept. of Ag. and mail the fee associated with
the application.  Once the fee is received by the state-to heck with the
bees or the mites, it's the money that is important-suppliers are granted
the right to ship into the state!

"But what will it take to convince 100% of state apiarists?
More worrying who is to be convinced in states that no longer
even have state apiarists?"

Probably a big company with lots of money to woo the state into allowing
their product into the state,  not a university professor with a federal
grant to research alternative methods.

"The Api-Life looks like something that does "scale" well, but
I can't legally use it this fall.  Neither can the bulk of
beekeepers in the USA.  That's unacceptable, given what we
all know."

I will be blatently honest here, if the product had been available closer
(Ohio, Indiana or Illinois) I would have driven a few hours and purchased
some for use this year.  I know there are reasons for a lot of the
government red tape, however, what I do not understand is why we can use
something as deadly as Checkmite but are facing a brick wall with a Thymol ,
natural oil based product like Apilife.  Does it just boil down to who can
pay the most for approval.  I will NOT use coumophos!  I will quit keeping
bees if it ever comes to that.  Apistan is bad enough.


Coleene



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