Lloyd Spear wrote:

> My understanding, and this comes directly from USDA personnel, is:
>
> 1.  Amitraz is fully licensed for use for V.D.  The license has never been
> withdrawn (I think only the USDA can do so, but am not certain about this),
> but the manufacturer has refused to sell the product because of the
> aforementioned law suit by Florida beekeepers.

> If the above is accurate, then I don't see how "use of amitraz is illegal"
> and think that statement may be inaccurate.

Illegal because the license is for Miticure and not for generic Amitraz.
  If you could get the Miticure strips, you can use them.

A farmer can have a licensed pesticide that he sprays on lettuce, but if
it drifts to cabbage, for which it may not be licensed, he can be
arrested, fined whatever. The cabbage spray may be 10 time more deadly,
it does not matter, it is an illegal use. He can have a spray for one
crop and granules or powder of the same pesticide and same strength for
another, but cannot mix and match, because that is illegal. If you use
Amitraz sold for any application other than bees, and use it on bees, it
is illegal.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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