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Detailed description
Apistan is probably the best and simplest defense against the varroa mite. Since the 1980s it has been the benchmark treatment and is now registered for use in more than 40 countries. It is very easy to apply – simply insert two strips in the brood box of a standard colony for six weeks at the end of the season.
Key Facts:
- High proven efficacy in a six-week treatment period
- Long-term control
- Easy to use
- No detectable residue in honey
- Safe for bees and beekeepers
- The strips release exactly the right amount of active ingredient
- Effective again after a few seasons of non-use even where resistance was once present.
How to use Apistan for Varroa Control:
Insert two strips in the brood box for a period of six weeks (two brood cycles).
The strips should be inserted, spaced apart hanging on different frames fairly centrally in the brood nest where bees will walk over them.
Apistan should not be used during a honeyflow.
How Apistan works:
As the bees come into contact with the Apistan strip, they pick up a minute amount of tau-fluvalinate – whilst another similar minute quantity emerges from within the strip to take its place on the surface becoming available for other passing bees.
As the bees interact within the hive, the active ingredient is spread throughout the colony.
