That’s a problem with so many colonies. It is almost impossible to control
the mites on 50 hives and up every week. 4 weeks ago I got my first Oxamite
Varroa strips and I placed one strip cross the combs in each new colony. It
works; I checked last Sunday und mites are falling.
It’s a natural product and no resistance for the Varroa possible. After
harvesting the honey I will put two strips in each regular colony and this
protect the hives from reinventions from weak colonies in the neighborhood.
Now all I have to do is a control in late fall and a treatment with oxalic
acid fog if necessary.
I got the strips from a US company:
http://www.members.shaw.ca/orioleln/new_oxamite.htm

Has anybody already tested the strips too?

Heinrich / Germany

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