Mark up a win for the 'good guys'.

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Yeah! They think the pesticides make the bees lose the location of their home, also kills them.

now if we could just get rid of the mites, they kill more bees than pesticides. It weakens the bees so they can not survive winter. Not my pictures.

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The epa finally allowed USA to use oxalic acid (wood bleach) to help kill them, which has been used in Europe for years. If used right you get a 99% kill off of the mites, no harms to the bees. Need to treat every year. Oxalic acid is found in the honey naturally.
 

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