Dear  Dr. Mawby:
There is no doubt in my mind that vegetable oils would work on bee mites in
a similar manner as mineral oil since the physiologic/biologic principles
would be the same for both.
    I have made that assumption clear in my earlier dissertations on the
subject with the following reasons for selection of mineral oil:
1.  vegetable oils have tendency to degrade (by oxidation, bacterial action)
leaving behind a sort of acrid odor within the colony while the same is not
true with FGMO.
2.  FGMO is approved for use in food handling and medical use thus
eliminating having to ask permission (and perhaps not obtaining it) for the
use of other substances.
   Hence the choice of FGMO was due to technical considerations as well as
legal.
   I appreciate your concern and thank you for your counseling.
Best regards.
Dr. Rodriguez
Virginia Beach, VA