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Api Life Var

Api Life Var

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Api Life Var-Varro Mite Control-Class C-Commercial PCP#33821

Varroa Mite treatments are a regulated Class C Pesticide under the Pest Control Products Act and Ontario Regulation 63/09. 
Class C Pesticides may only be sold to individuals who possess  one of the following:

A valid copy of at least one of these licenses will be required at purchase to acquire any Class C Pesticide treatment.

YOU NEED 3 TABLETS (1.5 BAGS) PER HIVE TO ENSURE A FULL TREATMENT

For example, if you have 2 hives you will need 3 bags in total.

Api Life Var is an effective and natural treatment against varroa mites based on essential oils Thymol, Eucalyptus oil, Levomenthol, Racemic camphor. It is well tolerated by honey bees and demonstrates high efficacy against varroa mites, even with cooler temperatures where other thymol-based treatments tend to be less effective or have more side effects. It is a market leader in Europe for Thymol Mite Treatments. ApiLife Var is a great asset to rotate miticides during the season and can be integrated in an annual treatment schedule.

To download the ApiLife Var information brochure click here.

Advantages of ApiLife Var:

  • No eke is required
  • Easy and safe to use
  • Excellent efficacy and tolerability
  • Natural product
  • ApiLife Var contains a lower dosage of thymol compared to other treatments and is designed to reduce side effects without a loss of efficacy.
  • ApiLife Var provides an optimal release of thymol by contact and evaporation, leading to an increased efficacy of the treatment.
  • With ApiLife Var, there is no need for extra space to install the treatment on the top bars!

ApiLife Var works well in cooler and varying conditions:

  • In the same study, the other thymol-based treatments tested were less effective in cooler temperatures or resulted in problems regarding tolerability by the bees (reduced population strength).1
  • Another study conducted in Germany demonstrated superior efficacy of ApiLife Var compared with the other thymol treatments tested.2
  • To learn more about this study click here

When to use ApiLife Var:

  • When temperatures are between 64 and 95°F (or 18 to 35°C) • Two treatments a year may be made, ONLY when honey supers are not on the hives.
How to use ApiLife Var:
For a YouTube video on how to use ApiLife Var click here. 
  1. Open the bag containing the two tablets. Handle the bag with care, the tablets are fragile! 
  2. Take 1 of the 2 tablets and separate into 4 pieces. Break the pieces evenly or cut with a knife or scissors. 
  3. Open the beehive and set the separated pieces of the tablets outside the edge of the brood nest on top of the top bars (in the corners of the beehive). Only one wafer (split into 4 pieces) per hive.
  • 1st Application: Leave 7-10 days
  • 2nd Application: Leave 7-10 days
  • 3rd Application: Leave 12 days
  • 4th Application: Only if necessary 

Advice:
  • Special precautions for use in animals:
  • Do not use the product during honey flow.
  • Do not feed the colonies before the treatment.
  • In order to avoid the robbery, all the colonies should be treated simultaneously in the apiary.
  • Be precautious to not place the strips in the near of the brood, in the middle of the bee-hive.
  • Combine the weak colonies before the treatment.
  • The treatment should be conducted without a honey chamber box.
  • Do not place the strips in the near of the sugar syrup feeder, because it can decrease the appetite of the bees.
  • Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary medicinal product to animals: As a result of the skin irritant characteristic of the thymol during the administration of  the veterinary  medicine product the following protective gear is obligatory for each individual: protective clothing, protective gloves and safety glasses.
  • During the administration the skin and eye contact with it should be avoided. In case if the product get in contact with the skin, it has to be washed with soap water 
 

References
1- Thymol – Varroa Control, Claudia Garrido, Published in Bee Culture magazine in March 2018
2- Reference – S. Berg1, C. Otten2 – Varroa-Behandlung mit unterschiedlichen. Thymol-Anwendungen – Mayen and Kirchhain – 2005


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