Amitraz Plus Strips for varroa mite treatment Honey Bee, 500 strips

Amitraz Plus Strips – best varroa mite treatment

Description

It is a thin wood strips impregnated with active substances amitraz and thymol.

Compound

Each strip contains:

amitraz – 6.75 mg;

thymol – 0.8 mg. Pharmacological properties
 

It has a pronounced acaricidal contact action against adult forms of  Varroa jacobsoni .
Indications

Varroatosis (varroosis) of bees.

Dosage and method of application

Bee colonies are treated in spring (after the first examination of bee colonies) and in the summer-autumn period (after honey is pumped out) by placing strips of the drug in the hives at the rate of 2 strips per 10-12 nesting frames. For small families (up to 6 frames), layers and cores, 1 strip is enough, which is placed in the center of the nest. Before use, it is necessary to make a hole at one end of the strip, thread a hairpin through it and fix the strip vertically exactly in the center of the hive (in its middle part) between the two frames of the bee nest. In a weak family, 1 strip is hung between 3 and 4 comb frames, in a strong one – one strip between 3 and 4, the second strip between 7 and 8 frames. The strips are left in families for a period of 3 to 30 days, depending on the number of brood.

Contraindications

Not installed.

Cautions

Open the package only in the apiary before processing the bees. Honey collected by processed families is used for food on a common basis.

Storage

In a dry, dark place, out of the reach of children, away from heaters and sources of open flame, at temperatures from 0 °C to + 30 °C.

Shelf life –  2 years from the date of manufacture.