Tom Barrett writes: Then it should be much easier to see eggs, mites etc. instead of looking through the gauze. ************************** When I have to look for eggs, I wear a cheap magnifying device on my head under my bee veil. The magnifier has a visor or hood that holds a lens in front of each eye (and in front of my bifocals, too.). The magnifier was a cheap plastic item from a mail order catalog twenty years ago. Twenty years ago, I could see eggs without any glasses; I now consider the magnifying hood indispensable! Tim -- Tim Sterrett [log in to unmask] (southeastern) Pennsylvania, USA