Varroa Mite Treatments

0:17 How we use Apiguard 3:59 Using chemical miticides 7:00 Why we're organic beekeepers 8:00 Synergistic interaction chart 8:50 Extended release oxalic acid 12:54 Checking mite numbers 16:12 Why we treat in August 25:30 Why thymol and oxalic acid treatments shouldn't be mixed 33:26 Genetics is the future 35:30 Our mite check kit https://scientificbeekeeping.com/instructions-for-extended-release-oxalic-acid/ Predicting pesticide fate in the hive (part 1): Experimentally determined τ-Fluvalinate residues in bees, honey and wax. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13592-011-0011-2 Study of acaricide stability in honey. Characterization of amitraz degradation products in honey and beeswax. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11743771/ Acaricide residues in honey and wax after treatment of honey bee colonies with Apivar® or Asuntol®50. https://hal.science/hal-00892290/document Johnson RM, Dahlgren L, Siegfried BD, Ellis MD (2013) Acaricide, Fungicide and Drug Interactions in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera). https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0054092 High Levels of Miticides and Agrochemicals in North American Apiaries: Implications for Honey Bee Health. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0009754