Nov 29, 2025 · To apply Apivar, two strips should be placed in the hive for six to ten weeks, allowing them to perform their function while bees tolerate the treatment well. Overall, there are no …

Sep 4, 2024 · Are you applying amitraz strips right after an oxalic acid treatment? While this may sound like a good idea, it may actually reduce the efficacy of your amitraz treatment against varroa mites.

Hang each strip between 2 comb frames in the brood area or the bee cluster, with a minimum distance of 2 frames between strips. Suspend Apivar strips in the brood chamber so bees can walk on both …

Read and follow all product label instructions directions for use of your varroa mite treatment, including dosage and duration of treatment (1 strip for every 5 frames of bees for 6 to 8 weeks for Apivar®).

Apivar® works by contact only. It is very important to position the strips in an area of high bee activity, typically in the center of the bee cluster. This ensures that bees will come in frequent contact with the …

The efectiveness of the treatment is tied to contact with the strips by the bees transporting amitraz into the hive; therefore it is necessary to position the strips vertically at the heart of the brood area or the …

May 15, 2013 · Doesn't matter. No, it's not edible. Read the Apivar label. You cannot have the strips in the hive while supers are on the hive. This means that no one should eat honey brought into the hive …