Hello All
 
I was talking with a beekeeper friend today. He is not on the internet and
he asked me to put the following question.
 
What effects if any has the use of Bayvarol and Apistan on the Acarine mite
- acarapis woodi?
 
He is presently putting Bayvarol strips into some of his hives to combat
acarine.
 
He does not yet have varroa. I heard that it is not advisable to use a
varroa treatment when varroa is not present, and told him so.
 
He is also putting methylsalicylate into his hives, by soaking a piece of
absorbent material in the methylsalicylate, tieing this on the end of a
stick and pushing this into the hive entrance to combat acarine also.
 
This was a very bad summer in Ireland, and for this reason he felt that the
bees will go into winter under stress and hence liable to disease. Hence his
pre occupation with remedies.
 
What do the members of the list think of the above?
 
Thanks for any replies.
 
Sincerely
 
Tom Barrett
49 South Park
Foxrock
Dublin 18
Ireland
 
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Latitude  53 Degrees 16' North
Longitude  6 Degrees  9' West of Greenwich