Randy,
I just finished reading your OA article. Looks like you put many hours into
research.
I have got a question.
On page 1046 of your oxalic article you quote Anton 1999 by saying:
"The rub is, OA is only effective when dribbled in a sugar solution (Anton
1999), not in plain water"
I was always under the impression that when OA was first tested in
Switzerland by Imdorf Anton and the original 112 test colonies in 1994 &
1995 the OA solution used was 30 grams of hydrated OA desolved in one litre
of water .
Its late and i have not tried to track down the original studies but I did
go to Allen Dicks web site and what he has posted says the first testing
was only OA & water.
http://honeybeeworld.com/formic/oxalictrans.htm
Has Allen got it wrong?
Bob
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