VAROFARM Varroa Mite Treatment
Description
Veneer boards impregnated with an oily solution.
Storage
1 board contains the active substance:
flumethrin – 3.6 mg.
Excipient: solvent
Pharmacological properties
Synthetic pyrethroid – flumethrin, applied to veneer boards, has a pronounced contact insecticidal and acaricidal action (up to 100%) against the causative agent of varroasis – miteΒ Varroa jacobsoniΒ .Β Flumethrin has an exclusively selective action againstΒ Varroa destructor mitesΒ (Β Varroa jacobsoniΒ ) – it paralyzes their nervous system, significantly reducing their population, and does not harm bee colonies.
Application
For detection (diagnosis), prevention and destruction of varroa mites in honey bees.
Dosage
Lower the boards and fix them in the interframe space of the hive, in the central zone of the beehive:
– bee families with normal development – four strips;
– weakened families, brooding families and families of young worker bees, which occupy less than half of the frame space in the hive – two strips.
Duration of use – not less than 15 days, but not more than 6 weeks.
To detect varroa mites, a white sheet of paper impregnated with Vaseline or edible fat is placed on the bottom of the hive, the boards are lowered and kept for 24 hours, after which a sheet of paper is carefully removed and inspected.
Before use, pull a metal or wooden pin through the hole in the board and fix it vertically in the center, between the two frames of the beehive.
Bee families are treated inΒ early springΒ – after the first inspection of families;Β in summerΒ – in late July or early August;Β in autumnΒ –Β after pumping honey.
Contraindication
Do not use “Varopharm” during medical collection, do not put between frames with brood (except in cases of severe infection).
Reservation
Open the package immediately before use.
Use protective equipment during processing.Β Burn after using the board.
After treatment of bee colonies with Varopharm, honey is pumped out not earlier than in 10 days and used without restrictions.
Release form
Package with 10 veneer boards.
Storage
Dry, out of reach of children at a temperature not exceeding 25 Β° C, separate from food and feed.
Shelf life – 2 years.