Here is the article and I might comment that per the photo, Carol is a very
fetching young woman...
 
Carol Anne Fassbinder, 17, of 1003 200th St., Elgin, discovered a new
parasite control for honeybees for her Intel Science Talent Search biology
project. Her family operates honeybee colonies in northeast Iowa, and Varroa
jacobsoni, a parasitic mite, is crippling beekeeping in the state. In 1988,
there were 200,000 honeybee colonies in Iowa. There are now fewer than
40,000. What's more, the mite is developing resistance to fluvalinate, the
only approved chemical control. Carol investigated monoterpenoids-compounds
found in many plant oils-as alternatives. She found that, of the 15 natural
and synthetic monoterpenoids she investigated, perillyl acetate provided the
most honeybee protection. The Iowa State Research Foundation has now
recognized the compound as an intellectual property, clearing the way for
patent application. First in her class at Valley Community High School,
Carol is student council president, plays bassoon, sings, and manages the
cross country and track teams. Carol's outside interests include her small
beeswax candle business. The daughter of Robert and Kathryn Fassbinder, she
plans to enter Iowa State University to study entomology.
 
Dick Wm. Waskey
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