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Effectiveness of varroa treatment
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<blockquote data-quote="Alastair" data-source="post: 7677" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>OK I just took a look at the instructions on a pack, to get them you have to peel the top layer off. It says "the strips must remain in the hive for the full 6-10 week treatment period".</p><p></p><p>I don't know why they are still recommending as little as 6 weeks, just about guaranteed to get you a poor result. But in anycase, it is now legal to treat for 10 weeks.</p><p></p><p>They also still say to hang the strips between frames 3 and 4, and 7 and 8. Instead of explaining the strips need to be mid brood, wherever that may be. I have seen people lose hives over this, because they slavishly follow those instructions, even in weak hives that have the brood somewhere else entirely.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alastair, post: 7677, member: 13"] OK I just took a look at the instructions on a pack, to get them you have to peel the top layer off. It says "the strips must remain in the hive for the full 6-10 week treatment period". I don't know why they are still recommending as little as 6 weeks, just about guaranteed to get you a poor result. But in anycase, it is now legal to treat for 10 weeks. They also still say to hang the strips between frames 3 and 4, and 7 and 8. Instead of explaining the strips need to be mid brood, wherever that may be. I have seen people lose hives over this, because they slavishly follow those instructions, even in weak hives that have the brood somewhere else entirely. [/QUOTE]
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