Hi Everyone,
Bob sent a few comments on Apilife Var.  Just a couple of followup
comments.

First here in the USA Apilife Var is available only under special
emergency use by EPA ( pesticide regulatory body ) and that use ends
December 31, 2003 therefore no beekeeper should be planning a spring
treatment.  It if only for use before December 31,2003.
Second the 150 days is a pre harvest interval not a pre supering
interval.  You can put honey supers on treated colonies but no honey can
be harvested from treated colonies for 150 days after treatment.

All this could and hopefully will change as Apilife Var and another
thymol based product are in the process of being reviewed by EPA for
full approval which would that they would have a long term approved
label like apistan has now here in the USA.

Also the label does not require the enclosing of the material in
screen.

Other thymol based products have been used at very high temperatures
with no visible damage to the colonies so hopefully any damage due to
unseasonably high temperatures would be small.

FWIW

blane


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Blane White
MN Dept of Agriculture
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