> Some new beekeepers with whom I correspond follow BEE-L quite regularly and will surely have some questions on the topic of Fipronil in hives.

Did you mean "Flumethrin"? 

> Flumethrin is used in products, such as flea and tick collars, to protect pets against fleas. It is used externally in veterinary medicine against parasitic insects and ticks on cattle, sheep, goats, horses, and dogs, and the treatment of parasitic mites in honeybee colonies.

> Fipronil is highly toxic for crustaceans, insects and zooplankton, as well as bees, termites, rabbits, the fringe-toed lizard, and certain groups of gallinaceous birds. Fipronil is toxic to bees and should not be applied to vegetation when bees are foraging.

PLB

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