Varroa Mite Management
Every honey bee colony in the United States either has Varroa mites today or will have them within several months. The Coalition has developed a variety of resources for beekeepers to utilize as they combat this deadly pest.
TESTING TO DETERMINE IF TREATMENT IS REQUIRED
Sugar Shake/Roll and Alcohol Wash Methods
TREATMENTS
Oxalic Shop Towel Method
from Randy Oliver of Scientific Beekeeping
from Randy Oliver of Scientific Beekeeping
Why so precise and so many options? Because it is not recommended that you make up towels too long in advance, nor store them for prolonged periods: "I’ve been storing a few rolls of prepared towels at cool room temperature for a couple of months. As prepared, the towels get a bit more “delicate.” Coupled with some crystallization of the OA, it becomes more difficult to unroll the towels without tearing them (I may need to either increase the glycerin or decrease the OA). In addition, over time, some of the OA may react with the glycerin to form esters (which may or may not have effects on the bees or degree of efficacy for mite control). So I suggest that towels be made fresh for use, and not stored for prolonged periods of time."
This page is for the sharing information on the extended-release method for oxalic acid application–by dissolving it in glycerin, and then applying to the hive on a cellulose matrix ...read more
UPDATES on this method of mite treatment | Simplified BLOG from Randy Oliver for his SHOP TOWEL treatment method.
UPDATES on this method of mite treatment | Simplified BLOG from Randy Oliver for his SHOP TOWEL treatment method.
Other Oxalic Acid Treatments
3 METHODS: Package Bee Treatment, Drizzle Method, and Vaporize.
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