Hi all

Since many use Apistan and coumaphos, having topped out on
one or the other or both, and may use TM paddies, figured I
make a post about information written about coumaphos in
W.T. Thomson's 1992 edtion, Agricultural Chemicals, Book 1
Insecticides.

I am adding a few comments also here by the way. Figure it
a good way of seeing how beekeeper view the situtation.

From page 220:
Precautions: Do not spray animals in a confined(note: not
that bees are confined in a box/super), unventilated area
(note: not that some are now reducing entrances to PVC
openings due to SHB). Do not apply to sick or stressed
animals or animals less then 3 months old. (Note: Of course
our bees treated are healthy and not stressed and our bee
larva,eggs would not be equivalent to less then 3 months
old). Do not dip overheated animals.(Note: not that bees
get hot in summer after working or on trucks in movement).
Do not treat within 10 days of shipping, weaning,
vaccination, etc.(Note: again movement, vaccination as
pertains to drugging? do we drug bees?). Do not use before
or after the application of natural or synthetic pyrethrins
or compounds used to synergize them. (note: apistan is a
pyretrin and maybe wax absorbing both apistan and coumaphos
could/probably act to synergize them together). Cattle on a
fattening ration may be more subject to organic phophate
poisoning then animals on pature or maintenance feed. (Bees
feed to fatten? to go into winter having more fat bodies?)
Do not mix with other insecticides (any migratory with
various spraying) nor use in conjunction with oral drenches
or other internal medicines (Note: TM in paddies to add to
the synergistic mixture of apistan/coumaphos). Toxic to
birds and fish (Note: but not the bees all of a sudden?).

Comments?

Odd to note approved Apistan, coumaphos, and TM medication
might and probably do come together here in a precaution
statement. But maybe I am reading wrong.

Sincerely,

Dee A. Lusby

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