NZBF: Varroa - test or count after treatment?

[yesbut]

I'm sure the strips will be fine . Most likely everyone has leftovers for the next round.

 

[tristan]

so can I use the remaining strips next season.

I have folded the top of the pack and wrapped wide sellotape around this in the hope i can reseal the pack.

FAQ’s

If you don't treat a colony that is infested with Varroa mites effectively, you are condemning it to certain death, within a year in many cases. These mites weaken the bees by feeding off their haemolymph (blood). Bees become far less resistant to other diseases, their lifetime is greatly...

apivar.co.nz

"Apivar packs are sealed under vacuum to ensure a good preservation of the strips and the best quality. So, to guarantee a high concentration of amitraz, strips have to be used as soon as possible after opening.
In the apiary: It is recommended not to prepare strips the day before their installation into the hives."

so no storing opened packets.

 

[yesbut]

FAQ’s

If you don't treat a colony that is infested with Varroa mites effectively, you are condemning it to certain death, within a year in many cases. These mites weaken the bees by feeding off their haemolymph (blood). Bees become far less resistant to other diseases, their lifetime is greatly...

apivar.co.nz

"Apivar packs are sealed under vacuum to ensure a good preservation of the strips and the best quality. So, to guarantee a high concentration of amitraz, strips have to be used as soon as possible after opening.
In the apiary: It is recommended not to prepare strips the day before their installation into the hives."

so no storing opened packets.

Manufacturers have to say these things, it's all about self preservation. There's a difference between opening 100 packs and tossing the strips into a box on the truck seat and quickly opening & extracting a couple of strips then re sealing.

 

[tristan]

Manufacturers have to say these things, it's all about self preservation. There's a difference between opening 100 packs and tossing the strips into a box on the truck seat and quickly opening & extracting a couple of strips then re sealing.

not to sure on that. they are vacuum sealed and i thought they started releasing the chem when that vacuum was released. tho i could well be wrong on that.

 

[Dennis Crowley]

Manufacturers have to say these things, it's all about self preservation. There's a difference between opening 100 packs and tossing the strips into a box on the truck seat and quickly opening & extracting a couple of strips then re sealing.

The manufactures don't have to say those things, what they do say is they will back any strips o do what they say they will do on the pack if you use them as the instructions say, that is what they have tested on with a margin for error, if you go out side their instructions, they wont guarantee the product but it may still work.