> I have seen fluvalinate fail us in the 90's and after a hiatus of some
> years, become once again effective in economically reducing the mite
> population.
>
Actually, even when it was "ineffective" it was used to get an accurate mite
reading from mite drop when Cumophose was losing its effectiveness.
So Apistan has not gone away, but I would not use it any length of time and
only on a once every couple of years because of its persistence in wax.
Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine
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