On Thu, 22 Feb 1996, RICHARD E BONNEY wrote: > Hello all, > > The Honey Producer Magazine, v27 no 3, carried a letter to the editor > pushing "the "natural miticide" called Mite Solution. According to the > letter, Mite Solution "is registered with the EPA and all ingredients have > been approved by the FDA." I only have a copy of this letter and it does > not show an author. However, an accompanying sheet says to contact > Drapers Super Bee for further information (and to buy the solution.) > > Can anyone shed any light on what is going on? > I looked into this last summer. The EPA, FDA, and patent numbers were all fake. The stuff is overpriced and no research or testing has been done. I ran a small experiment (35 colonies) and gave up because the results were poor and I could'nt waste time on somthing that was'nt working. I think Dr. Calderones work with Thymol is more promising. bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb b b b Vince & Carole Coppola [log in to unmask] b b Coppola Apiaries, (716)965-2904 b b 10220 Bradigan Rd. b b Forestville, N.Y. 14062 b b b b Queens bred for tracheal mite resistance b b Honey , Pollination b b Western New York Beekeepers Association b b b bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb