Api-Bioxal
Contains:- Oxalic Acid
Usage:-To treat honeybee colonies infected with the varroa mite.
Api-Bioxal is a naturally occurring acaricide.
Timing:- Use during the brood-less period in winter, ideally late December .
It works best on colonies that are brood-less. This year the weather has been very mild and at the moment it is likely that there is some brood in most colonies.
Hopefully before Christmas there will be a few nights frost.
This should temporarily stop the queen laying
Wait a further few days or so and then treat.
This should maximise the efficacy and minimize damage to brood as larvae 5 day old are most susceptible.
All colonies in the same area should be treated simultaneously to avoid re infestations.
Do not use simultaneously with other acaricides.
Sourced from:- MacEoin Honey Farms
Presentation:-
It comes in sachets of 35g: (treats 10 Hives) or 175g:(treats 50 hives)
Methods of Administration:-
Make up a syrup with water and sugar in a 1:1 ratio. (1 kg sugar to 1 L of water) Use warm water.
Open the sachet of API-Bioxal and dissolve all the powder in the indicated amount of syrup.
- API-Bioxal sachet 35g: dissolve in 500 ml of syrup.
- API-Bioxal sachet 175g: dissolve in 2.5 l of syrup.
1. Trickle Method
The treatment should be made in a single administration of 5mls per seam occupied by bees.
Usage:-To treat honeybee colonies infected with the varroa mite.
Api-Bioxal is a naturally occurring acaricide.
Timing:- Use during the brood-less period in winter, ideally late December .
It works best on colonies that are brood-less. This year the weather has been very mild and at the moment it is likely that there is some brood in most colonies.
Hopefully before Christmas there will be a few nights frost.
This should temporarily stop the queen laying
Wait a further few days or so and then treat.
This should maximise the efficacy and minimize damage to brood as larvae 5 day old are most susceptible.
All colonies in the same area should be treated simultaneously to avoid re infestations.
Do not use simultaneously with other acaricides.
Sourced from:- MacEoin Honey Farms
Presentation:-
It comes in sachets of 35g: (treats 10 Hives) or 175g:(treats 50 hives)
Methods of Administration:-
- The trickling method
- Vaporization with a suitable apparatus.
Make up a syrup with water and sugar in a 1:1 ratio. (1 kg sugar to 1 L of water) Use warm water.
Open the sachet of API-Bioxal and dissolve all the powder in the indicated amount of syrup.
- API-Bioxal sachet 35g: dissolve in 500 ml of syrup.
- API-Bioxal sachet 175g: dissolve in 2.5 l of syrup.
1. Trickle Method
The treatment should be made in a single administration of 5mls per seam occupied by bees.
The Trickle method of applying Api-Bioxal
Dosage rate is:
2. Vapouriser Method
Api Bioxal can also be applied using a vaporizer.
Use an electric resistance device for vapourisation. Fill the pan of the vaporizer with 2.3 g of API-Bioxal. Place the appliance through the entrance of the hive under the bees and avoid the contact with the honey combs. Seal the entrance of the hive to avoid escape of bees and smoke. To power the vaporizer following the manufacturer’s directions for about 3 minutes (about 280-290°C of final temperature) and Keep the hive shut for another 10 minutes. Cool down and clean the vapourizer after every use from possible residue (max 6%, around 0,140 g).
- 20-25 ml on a small colony,
- 25-30 ml on a medium colony and
- 30-35 ml on a large colony.
2. Vapouriser Method
Api Bioxal can also be applied using a vaporizer.
Use an electric resistance device for vapourisation. Fill the pan of the vaporizer with 2.3 g of API-Bioxal. Place the appliance through the entrance of the hive under the bees and avoid the contact with the honey combs. Seal the entrance of the hive to avoid escape of bees and smoke. To power the vaporizer following the manufacturer’s directions for about 3 minutes (about 280-290°C of final temperature) and Keep the hive shut for another 10 minutes. Cool down and clean the vapourizer after every use from possible residue (max 6%, around 0,140 g).
Vapouriser method pf applying Api-Bioxal