Hello Dan and All, Dan wrote: > The dermal toxcicity is not only the lowest listed but is only half as >toxic as the next least. There are pesticides which require careful >attention to gloves but Apistan is not one of them. I am hugely annoyed >that the package label requires gloves because excessive cautions >degrade the whole system of label cautions. Altough death might not be the end result Fluvalinate should always be handled with gloves. Beekeepers not wearing gloves handling Apistan in Florida were getting sick and some enough to miss work. Is throwing up blood sick enough for you? Statement made to me about Apistan by workers in panhandle of Florida about Apistan and dipping skoal. "Never dip Skoal with the same hand you put Apistan in with Gringo!". It is very hard to make a worker which barely understands English understand you want him to wear proper gloves when handling chemicals. One thing is for sure when they finally figure out that dipping skoal and handling Apistan makes them sick they listen to instructions. I thing the * wear gloves* should stay on the label of Apistan. The above observations were made visiting a friends outfit on one of my many trips south. Bob