Is any one using food grade mineral oil(fgmo)to control mites?
I currently am placing 4 - 6 mop ropes soaked in fgmo and honey ratio of 2 parts fgmo and 1 part honey on top of the brood frames.
Fog occasionally with fgmo. Only occsionally as I am not convinced yet that it doesn't cause additional problems (small hive beattles).
Any ideas/thoughts/experience?
fred - citrus county florida
FredBorn,
I used various methods of FGMO for about 5 years starting with the inverted bottle with pipe cleaner in the entrance and ending with fogging. I had previously detailed my experiences here, but they were discarded when the forums were cleaned. I finally gave up after loosing too many hives this past winter to varroa, and have switched to oxalic acid.
Here is a link that talks some about my experience.
http://robo.hydroville.com/html/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=8
So far I am very pleased with oxalic acid, after spring treating my few infested hives that made it through the winter, as of last night I still have not seen a mite. Though typically here in the northeast, heavy infestation doesn't happen until the fall. I guess time will tell.
Hi,
I've been using fgmo in a Burgess Fogger for two years now and I have very few mites. Either I'm just lucky or the fogger works.
Archie