Hervé Logé wrote:

>>From what I understood, based on a study that OA
> miticide effect is mostly due to low pH solution (and
> not from oxalate salts as originally expected), OA in
> solution is immediatly available and driBBled

Could you cite the study? It seems counter to what happens with other
organic acids introduced into the hive bodies. The oxalic is diluted so
organic acids like vinegar should also work but some do and some do not.
And why does a sugar solution of oxalic work better than just water? It
appears something else is at work, not just contact.

Not unusual to have a lot of theorizing as to how something works, but
this one seems counter to other observations.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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