I think the "effectiveness of fluvalinate" for varroa mite control, has
been well proven over the past 10 years of use of Apistan in many, many
countries. I don't know from your brief message from what context this
statement comes from but the breakdown of fluvalinate today is the same
as it always has been. If there is a difference in mite kill following
Apistan treatment then you have to look at the treatment regime and then
at the biology of the particular mite race in question. The molecule and
the product have not altered.
 
Broad statements like this "original article" are easy to make on the
net and need to be interpreted with some care. Unfortunately, I don't
know the source of this one or why it's being considered.
 
 
Max
 
Director
Vita (Europe) Limited
 
In message <003501bd1f1a$b9a43880$c11399d0@default>, Midnitebee
<[log in to unmask]> writes
>Greetings!
>I have received the following information..I emailed the original  sender,asking
>where he obtained this article...have not had a response...can anyone on the
>list make a comment ?
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>I have read that there has been some doubt about the effectiveness of
>Fluvalinate against the Varroa mite in bees. Could this possibly have anything
>to do with the fact
> that Fluvalinate breaks down very quickly and therefore loses its effectiveness
>before the beekeepers get around to using it. How long can Fluvalinate be stored
>before it
> is used. I read that in 20 days there is a 20-fold decrease in the amount of
>undergraded  fluvalinate present in any given sample.
> Holly-B Apiary
>P.O.Box 26
>Wells,Maine 04090-0026
>www.cybertours.com/~midnitebee
 
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Dr Max Watkins