I am writing a newsletter article about the blue shop towel (BST) delivery of menthol as a fall treatment for tracheal mites. Allen Dick's Beekeeper's Diary features a recipe to prepare 60 rolls of 55 sheets each to treat 3,300 hives once or 1,650 hives twice. http://www.honeybeeworld.com/diary/2001/diary032001.htm That's overkill for my audience. I can roughly translate Allen's recipe to a single pound of Crisco vegetable oil to a pound of menthol crystals to soak a single roll of BSTs. I would be inclined to cut the roll of BSTs in half and divide the Crisco/menthol between the two half-rolls. I am not altogether comfortable with my conversions, especially to publish in a newsletter. I have googled to no avail to find an authorative recipe for a small batch of mentholated BSTs. Has anyone a recipe of pointer to one that is tested and true? Thanks in advance, Aaron Morris :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::