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Apis--Apicultural Information and Issues
Florida Extension Beekeeping Newsletter
Volume 17, Number 2, February 1999...
 
GardStar. Labeled for Small Hive Beetle:
 
I am in receipt of information that GardStar 40% EC, an emulsifiable
concentrate containing 40% permethrin under EPA Reg. No. 39039-8, which
has been registered in all 50 states for numerous pest control uses is
now
approved for for small hive beetle.  It may be used any time of year as
needed by sprinkler can application to the ground in front of bee hives
and
by low-pressure spray application to apiary grounds for pest cleanup
prior
to hive placement.  The product is packaged in 4 fl. oz. bottles with a
15-ml self-dispensing chamber that is graduated in 2.5 ml increments for
easy mixing.  Permethrin is toxic to bees by contact and so care must be
taken that colonies are not at risk during application.  Again, as with
all
pesticides, the product must be used according to label instructions.
 
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Dr. Malcolm (Tom) Sanford, Extension Apiculturist, University of Florida
Bldg. 970, P.O. Box 110620, Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
Ph. 352/392-1801 ext. 143   Fax 352/392-0190
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