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Beekeeping => Bee News => Topic started by: Wandering Man on August 09, 2017, 10:55:46 pm

Title: Oregano Oil for bees?
Post by: Wandering Man on August 09, 2017, 10:55:46 pm
The Entomologist who is our club's liaison with Texas AgriLife posted this on our facebook page:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10493-017-0157-3

So, according to this study an effective way of killing mites and not hurting your bees is to put Oregano Oil in an electric vaporizer and let it run continuously.

Did I get that right?  Think future studies will support this study?

Who in here will be the first to make and market an oregano oil vaporizer?
Title: Re: Oregano Oil for bees?
Post by: Wandering Man on August 09, 2017, 11:14:02 pm
Looks like this is what they are using.  Two Febreze oil warmers:

https://www.amazon.com/Febreze-Freshener-Noticeables-Scented-Warmer/dp/B06WVDFPGQ/ref=sr_1_3_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1502334890&sr=1-3&keywords=febreze+plug+in