>   REGARDING           RE:Apistran Strips - Duration?
>
>     Mark Egloff writes:
> "I have heard of different Apistran strategies:
>      Some state place apistran in the spring for 60 days prior to
>      supering and again for 60 days after harvest. Some state place
>      apistran only once, on July 1, then remove on 1 Aug and place
>      supers for fall flow [Approximately 30 days]. Some state place
>      apistran once, for 60 days beginning the middle of August.
>
>         Ok, folks.  What is the story here?  What strategies have
>         worked
>      for you.
>
 
AFAIK it is *illegal* to use the stips in any other way than in the
manner indicated on the label -- at least in hives producing honey for
human food.
 
I believe that in most developed countries there are strong
penalties for abuse of pesticides.  Apistan *is* a pesticide.
 
There are many different ways that people do in fact use strips, but
abuse will certainly lead to loss of registration or effectiveness.
 
Those who read this list will know that this is a theme that keeps
repeating here.  Other than bona fide researchers, users should RTFM
and try to stick to that.
 
IMO, anyhow.
 
Regards
 
Allen
 
W. Allen Dick, Beekeeper                                         VE6CFK
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