Well its just a supposition and its based on old information really
I haven't had the SBA mag for a year but most of the articles, advice, and recommendations for using Formic Acid treatments came from Eric McArthur who I think its fair to say also championed Oxalic acid
I am scared of Formic because its highly corrosive and need careful preparation and handling
Why?
Well one day I decided to mark a queen using a little bottle of Thorne's Queen marking fluid and a small stick
So out comes the frame with the queen, on goes the marking cage ,and my marking eye is in -- job done!
Only now I'm so pleased with myself I forget the bottle is still sitting on the edge of the open brood box, I knock it into the hive, and end up with dozens of marked bees all masquerading as the queen.
The moral of the story is "If things can go wrong they will" and if that involves acid they might go very wrong indeed
Most treatments you can just jump right in, but I think Formic might be one where getting some good advice first could matter
this sounds a bit preachy when I read it back so I'll just add " with a hey nonnie noh !" to lighten the mood
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