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Control of Varroa using Oxalic / Glycerine applications
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<blockquote data-quote="crofter" data-source="post: 580" data-attributes="member: 206"><p>I think it likely someone will come up with a process that will not require heating to dissolve the OA crystals. Perhaps the addition of just the right percentage of alcohol would keep the OA in solution long enough to be absorbed and then evaporate, leaving the strip suitably dry. Some of my first trials left the strip too juicy and the bees threatened to abscond.</p><p></p><p>I think the swedish dishcloth material is promising but so far have not found a bulk source to make the price attractive. I sewed up a some of the gib tape strips and decided that was too much work unless a person really mechanized the operation.</p><p></p><p>In our colder climate we have more opportunity to catch the bees broodless and the OA vapor is very effective then. I just need the strips to hold the line during the summer. I think you have a much harder go in NZ.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crofter, post: 580, member: 206"] I think it likely someone will come up with a process that will not require heating to dissolve the OA crystals. Perhaps the addition of just the right percentage of alcohol would keep the OA in solution long enough to be absorbed and then evaporate, leaving the strip suitably dry. Some of my first trials left the strip too juicy and the bees threatened to abscond. I think the swedish dishcloth material is promising but so far have not found a bulk source to make the price attractive. I sewed up a some of the gib tape strips and decided that was too much work unless a person really mechanized the operation. In our colder climate we have more opportunity to catch the bees broodless and the OA vapor is very effective then. I just need the strips to hold the line during the summer. I think you have a much harder go in NZ. [/QUOTE]
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