allen dick wrote:

> Many reports have shown that FGMO fog alone will not
> provide adequate control in many cases.  That fact can be confirmed by the
> assertion by Dr, rodriguez, himself, in that same forum, that he is now
> investigating use of thymol in the fog.

Of all the comments about FGMO, Allen has condensed it well in that one
paragraph. That has been the statement after every variant of a FGMO
application method since the first posts many years ago - We only need
to change one more thing. Add the comments from the beekeepers who lost
hives and the statements by the Province Experts and you have a
consistent message.

I have many emails in my files from those who lost hives to FGMO but
were afraid to post about their losses for fear of the standard comment-
you did not do it right (even under supervision!)- as well as retribution.

FGMO does drop mites, but so do many mite dropping treatments that cost
less and are easier to apply.

The problem with FGMO is that it is a moving target. How can you
adequately test a moving target? For it to work properly, you need to
use it as a drip. As a strip. As a spray. With a fogger. With a cord.
With open mesh floors. With thymol. With...

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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