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> Roy has this one pegged:
> >The Oil on
> > paper is not new by any means.I don't think we should put anyone down. I
> > used the paper and oil myself plus a paper and oil with pepernint oil.The
> > later can be toxic to bees.I did get that info from a researcher and I
> > know of at least 20 people working very hard at the problem of Varroa. We
> > have problems to  address with research that is going on now. What affect
> > does the oil have on egg laying. Will the larva be feeding at the same
> > rate and will it change anything in the life cycle of the bee.We do know
> > that we have beekeepers all over trying different things to kill the mite.
> > I do appreciate the good Dr. R's work. It is too much like what we have
> > been doing for the last year , to call it a great breakthru. It will be
> > good results to be added with what we have now.
> >  Best Regards
> >  Roy
>
> The responses of the members of this list clearly show how desperate we
> are for a "cure".  But in the long run, the cure just could turn out to be
> harder on the bees than the mites.  My concern is there seems to be a
> growing trend where various substances, still in preliminary phases of
> testing, are touted as the magic bullet.  Even more bothersome is that
> careful research results (which take time to collect) are viewed as not
> useful or contributing little to beekeepers and the industry.
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> Jerry Bromenshenk
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> P.S.  As I remember one of the first hints concerning the effects of oils on mites had to do with an empty jar of Vaseline Petroleum Jelly.
 
Dear Fellow beekeepers:
I promised to remain silent and "let dead dogs lie" but I think that at
this point a couple of sentences need to be said.
1. Please have patience. I have made arrangements for a magazine article
where you will have complete details of my work. It is solid, well
thought out and tested both in the "lab" and in the field. I am very
happy because not only will my findings be beneficial immediately for
the "war" against Varroa but because I am sure that many other
investigation projects will spring from it! Contrary to past trials with
"oils" none used mineral oil. Food grade mineral oil does not have a
single negative action or reaction to the bees if applied with care (one
can drown the bees too if one wants; like one can kill the bees with
Apistan or any other miticide if applied in excess) and will be readily
accepted by government regulators because it is a standard item approved
for use in food manufacturing. It is economic and easy to apply. AND IT
WORKS without harming the bees.  I risked 27 colonies. Twenty are still
strong and thriving (five were controls, and two died because they were
weak and were robbed) with one of them giving off a swarm yesterday with
the first break in the cold weather! Unfortunately, that swarm will
starve to death wherever it landed!
2. I know that many others will claim that "they" have used "oil and
paper" method as a miticide, but do they have a patent to prove it?
It might be a "poor man's patent," but I have one!
3.  I have been an ardent reader all my life. I find that literature is
full of detractors and ignorant babblers who enjoy getting on the band
wagon to make a name for themselves, THE ONLY WAY they can: making
ridicule of things that they have not done! Right Mr. Bromenshek? You
know what I am talking about, don't you? I wonder what your words will
be when beekeepers find that my findings are useful? You'll find
something, wont you? Your kind always does. I would like to have your
postal address so that I may send you a nice Crow and a box of tissues
to wipe the egg off your face.
4.  As stated before, I seek neither wealth nor glory. My work will be
available to all shortly in order that it may be put to work where it
will be most beneficial: to the honey bees!
5. I apologize to the well intended, serious readers on the service, but
I too have a constitutional right in these UNITED STATES OF AMERICA to
freedom of speech. Unless, of course, the Bromensheks find a reason to
put me down for that also!
Sincerely
Dr. Pedro Rodriguez
Virginia Beach, Virginia USA