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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alastair" data-source="post: 13895" data-attributes="member: 13">Hey thanks for bringing this to our attention!Mann Lake is a reputable firm and would not be selling it if they did not believe the claims made by the manufacturer.Issue here is it is not a registered mite treatment in NZ so at this time would be illegal to use, that could be solved if somebody did the work and went through the registration process.But the biggy might be the price. In NZ dollars something around $30 per treatment, which lasts up to 18 weeks. That's around 4 months so if someone wanted to use only that, 3 treatments a year would be needed, at a cost of around $90.00 per hive.So most likely not viable for commercials, but an option for keen hobbyists wanting to experiment.But with other treatments losing their effectiveness, we are heading towards "splash the cash", or lose your bees.</blockquote>

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