oxalic acid

I am assuming that I can use oxalic acid in vapor form with candyboard on? I was worried that eating sugar from a treatment is no different than them chewing to uncap honey to consume. I know honey supers must be gone if treating in summer but I assume that is to protect us. So.... any info...

Looking for various techniques to manage mites. Has anyone had experience with with a fogger and mineral oil? Any experience with fogger and Grain alcohol and Oxalic acid? Here is a demo

Offered for sale are new OA VAP 110.04 Oxalic Acid Vaporizer 110VAC Aluminum housing and insulated handle. Heater on/off switch with control light. Set to °F or °C, customer can change this at any time. Solid construction, grounded three prong plug. Use at proper grounded outlet, inverter or...

Inspected the hive today that has had 5 - 10 'crawlers' in front of it for the past week. Decided to tx with 1/4 teaspoon of Oxlaic acid per hive body, 12v vaproizer. Pulled the super, no honey. Where I removed feeders and replaced with empty frames, honey. In the space with the 10th frame...

I usually use this bee keepers forum because it is more secure but figured I would post here because there are so many users. Do yall have a problem with getting oxalic acid? I cant find it in stores anywhere. where do you get it from?

Im planing treatment this year along with oxalic acid. What I sholud use?

Wondering if I could get some data to back up these products. I have purchased the Hot Air Vaporizer by Lega and didn't do any research prior to buying it. After I got it I was disappointed in the quality and haven't put it to use just yet. Sounds like the Vaporizer by Lega is inconsistent...

Hey everyone, As you have seen before I am a bit of a oxalic acid nut and always want to figure out the best way to do somethings. I decided to use the ProVap 110. I tried to build one on my own but did not get the desired results. If you all want to make yourself one and save some money look at...

Hello, I am a relatively new beekeeper and am planing to use oxalic acid vaporization as a varroa mite prevention. Unfortunately, I've seen a few on my bees, whenever they were hanging out in front of the hive bottom board. I don't think the mite count is too many, because observing them almost...

At a regional meeting the local bee inspector put out that there is proof oxalic acid will significantly reduce the life of bees so his recommendation was to limit treatments. I can find no proof that treatment causes significant reduction of bee population. Is there any accredited studies that...

So my husband came up with an oxalic acid vaporizer that takes 30 seconds per hive. It works every time and does not have the heating up and cooling off time lapse like the others. He currently has made and sold 12 units. We will be working on a patent so I would prefer to not post a picture...

I have nine hives in my yard and I have been reading about all the different methods for treating varroa. Now's the time when varroa are nearing their peak. Looking at all the angles and costs, I selected oxalic acid and vaporization as my method of choice. In the long run, I think it is the...

Hi, I'm if oxalic acid left long term residues in the hive? I want to treat for varroa mites with something that doesn't leave long term residues in the hive but I don't want to use formic acid. Nathan

...then why do these things kill brood, and not affect varroa in capped cells? After using oxalic vapor, one will often find brood at different stages of development is killed and disposed of outside. I have read that this can happen with some of the thymol products out there as well. And...

Hi guy's I have missed the chance to apply OA in best conditions which would be 5 C to 8 C. Now here we have temperature of -3 C to -5 C. Can I apply oxalic in such cold weather? Does anyone have experience with such situation? Could it harm clustered bees or could this treatment be not...