USA IN PREREGISTRATION MEETING EPA CONFIRMED: USE OF FORMIC ACID AND THE MiteGone®DISPENSER BY BEEKEEPERS IN HIS OWN HIVES IS LEGAL. MiteGone® IS AVAILABLE IN THE USA

MiteGone^® liquid dispenser and evaporator pads can be ordered directly from MiteGone^® in ready-to-fill kits. Individual kits will delivered to you via CANADA US post. Bundles and Pallets by FedEx from our US distribution center usually within five days.

History of Formic Acid and MiteGone^® in US (The whole story):

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REGULATIONS AND POLICIES:

1. The MiteGone^® dispenser and method is a dry liquid evaporator with a low and continuous evaporating rate that does not require specific registration for use in beehives. When it is sold, it does not contain formic acid. The beekeeper buys the formic acid locally and fills the ready-to-fill dry kits.

2. The EPA ruling on the MiteGone^® product and method reads: "It has been determined at the EPA that your product [MiteGone] is an application method of applying a pesticide. As such, it is neither a pesticide nor a device regulated by this agency. Thus, you are free to market it in this country [the USA] as long as you do not include formic acid with it.”

3. Using formic acid by the beekeeper is similar to using Borax or Baking Soda to kill ants, or using sugar dust or soy flower in dusting methods to control Varroa; neither is registered as a pesticide. It is your decision to use acid and you are not subject to registration.

4. The food regulatory agency is listing the available tolerance of formic acid in foods. Therefore using formic acid in beehives is legal; there are no laws, which you will be breaking using formic acid when treating your own hives.

5. Based on the EPA ruling: “If the manufacturer or seller is aware of beekeepers using formic acid as a pesticide then that manufacturer is obligated to register the acid otherwise he will be subject of regulatory action.” They may refuse sale to beekeeper.