>
> > I was wondering would it be advised to spray the bees with a 3.5-5%
> oxalic acid/1:1 sugar syrup,  before introducing them onto drawn frames.


Russel, why not simply introduce them, and then dribble a couple of days
later.  The very earliest that a mite could enter a brood cell would be 8
days after introduction, and generally longer.

Randy Oliver

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