it's a slow release, like 6 weeks to kill em all.
Thanks, I’m not real sure when exactly the flow starts around my area. 55 days would put me around April 5th and 2 weeks after that would be April19th. I have some new frames with foundation ordered and should be here soon. So would it be too soon to add them now since the bees would have to build comb?Apivar will start killing mites on day one. The strips stay in the hive between 42 and 56 days in order to kill all the emerging mites. It is a contact poison, so a bee carrying a phoretic mite must come into contact with the strip in order for it to work. During the course of the treatment you may need to move the strips so that they remain in the brood nest. Also note that you cannot place honey supers on the hives until two weeks after you have removed the strips.
Grab your calendar and mark 6 weeks out for removal and the add the two weeks. Make sure this date is not already well into your honey flow. In my area, April 8th is late for putting supers on.
Better late than never! Not to change your IPM strategy but "Formic Acid" available as Formic pro is approved for use while honey supers are in place. Just remember to look at the label with regard to minimum temperatures.Thanks seems I maybe late for the party
Thanks I will look into that alsoBetter late than never! Not to change your IPM strategy but "Formic Acid" available as Formic pro is approved for use while honey supers are in place. Just remember to look at the label with regard to minimum temperatures.
Good luck!