Hi all !
 
To the brother of Elizabeth a mail I sent to the list on
27-MAY-1993 16:11:53.71 (to Andreas Kasenides)
 
About Fluvalinate (merck index 10th ed. no 4107; 11th ed. no 4137) :
 
Synthetic pyrethroid pesticide.  Yellow-amber liquid.  Vapor pressure:
very low : don't vaporise !  Solub. in water : very, very low : 2 ppb... !
  Thus : volatility very low, insoluble in water (and in honey)
but soluble in the wax !  Used against varroa as plastic insert which
contains 10 % of pure fluvalinate : trade mark APISTAN
(Sandoz-Zoecon).  The drug ooze slowly out of the plastic (very small
cracks visible with electron microscope) and the bees are spreading it
over the whole hive.
 
The other fluvalinate mixtures (Klartan, Maverik, Mavrik, ZR-3210)
contain compounds which allow solubilization (as detergent) of the
drug in the water and thus in the honey ...  The use of these drugs is
prohibited in beekeeping.
 
A last word : pay attention ... if a few hives are infected, then ...
all your hives are infected !
 
 
Regards
Jean-Marie
 
In Reply to Elizabeth Balogh <ELZABETH@UKANVM> Mon, 19 Sep 1994
 
> My brother, is the beekeeper in the family.  He just discovered that a
> few of his 250 hives have been infested with Varroa mites.  He has
> been using the Varroa mite strips.  The strips do help some what.
>
> Another Beekeeper, suggested he use a chemical similiar to what the
> strips accomplish,but in liquid form.  The brand name is called, "
> Maverick ".  Has anyone on the bee list heard of this brand name?  If
> so, could someone please explain the proper dosage or how to apply the
> chemical?
>
> Does anyone know of any other liquid chemicals for Varroa mites?  Or
> have the same chemical makeup as "Maverick".