Subject: Re: Re Mite strategy: U.S. formic
From:    SMTP.BEEL1 at ROHMAIL
Date:    7/20/95  2:56 PM
 
> altho the use of formic acid is technically illegal, does anyone know how
> to apply it "for experimental" reasons not connected with the eradication
> of anything pertaining to honey bees nor the reception of satellite signals.
> (tongue in cheek)
 
    It'd be nice if you could get the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for this
material.  You might be able to get one quickly from a laboratory chemicals
supplier like Sigma-Aldrich (unfortunately I don't have their address handy).
 
    While some MSDSs seem (to me) like overkill, _believe_ the one for formic
acid.  It is nasty stuff that causes serious and painful burns to human skin.
 
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