Yes, very effective, the blue ones work best. On Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:52:10 -0800 jmortier <[log in to unmask]> writes: > I receintly talked to a commercial bee keeper about mite control and >she >suggested that I drop several Halls Mentho-lyptus cough drops into the >top >of the hive as a preventive measure. The bees lick the drops and the >vapours >effect the mites. For those who are not familiar with the drops these >are >the active ingredients ; Menthol (8%- 15% depending on flavour) , >Eucalyptus >oil 7.2% > Has anyone tried this method, and is it effective? > > J.Mortier > Hicks Creek farms > [log in to unmask] > Agassiz, B.C., Canada " If you can't mine it, you have to >grow it." > >