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Ian Watson <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 30 Jul 1996 12:19:19 -0400
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On Tue, 23 Jul 1996, Alain Hannart wrote:
 
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> Hello [log in to unmask]
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> Thursday July 18 1996 23:35, [log in to unmask] wrote to ALL:
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>  >> I'll  try again.... My question,  What about re-using apistan
>  >> stuips? Can you re-seal the strips after their first use and use
>  >> them again for the next treatment?   Yes, or no, and why or why not?
>  >> Thanks,
>  >> Tom Padgett
>  >> Auburn, AL
>  >>
>  I> Well.....after using the strips for therequired and recommended 6
>  I> weeks, the level of chemical (fluvalinate) in the strips has reached a
>  I> low point because of it migrating to the surface of the plastic.  So
>  I> re-using them would serve no purpose but to make the mites immune to
>  I> the Fluvalinate because the level of it in the hive is too low to kill
>  I> most mites and the ones that survive would be tolerant to
>
> I agree with what you said.
> But what is important is that all beekeeper in a same region put the strips in
> a same time. That the efficacity of the strips !!
> Alain
>
> --- GoldED 2.50 UNREG
>  * Origin: Beenet, Host in BELGIUM (240:232/100)
>
I think that is an interesting idea....but the real purpose is to treat
your own bees....unless i'm missunderstanding you.....
 
                          Ian Watson
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