"At this point I must say that I recommend oxalic in water/ sugar solution
because it is safer for beekeepers. Beekeepers have taken this advice. Less
than 5 % of beekeepers who use oxalic evaporate it here."
Ari Seppälä
Finland


I fully agree with Ari Seppälä

I use also the trickling method. It take's 1-2 minutes time per hive, and is
safer.
Take the lid off, count the frames with bees. Then trickle 5 Ml per
Frame/bees.
solution 37 gram oxalic in 1 liter 1:1 water/sugar.

I counted (for the expiriment)from December 2 - December 15 the natural mite
drop.
December 15 the treatment. Counted 14 hives daily until Januari 31.

If your intrested in the results numbers, and the grafics, visit my site.
http://home.hetnet.nl/~kroese/  sub page "Varoa bestrijding" (sorry Dutch
language)
But the numbers and the graphics speak for themselves.

Hennie Kroese
Netherlands...........

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