Formic acid treatment, homemade style.

[bt...@wisc.edu]

http://www.mitegone.com/usassociates.asp

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[Matthew Hennek]

So basically it's unassembled mite away quick strips where the user has to handle the Formic acid? For commercial guys with proper training this may be a good economic idea, but sounds like a bad idea for the average hobbiest.

I'm not sure how maqs's are able to market a Formic acid product to beekeepers for the treatment of mites yet these guys say it's illegal. It doesn't make sense.

[Betsy True]

No, it’s not for people who are uncomfortable handling formic acid. Many are using meat pads on meat trays so this is another version of that. He uses the wettable floral sponge as the absorptive material, which might be an improvement.

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There’s a lot of confusing and contradictory information in his site and it reads as though it were translated from another language (maybe because he is Czech). Bill Ruzicka lives in Canada where home made formic acid treatments are legal.

On Apr 14, 2015, at 10:01 PM, Matthew Hennek <matthew...@gmail.com> wrote:

So basically it's unassembled mite away quick strips where the user has to handle the Formic acid?  For commercial guys with proper training this may be a good economic idea, but sounds like a bad idea for the average hobbiest.

I'm not sure how maqs's are able to market a Formic acid product to beekeepers for the treatment of mites yet these guys say it's illegal. It doesn't make sense.

Betsy True

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