ApiLife Var
ApiLife Var is an effective and natural treatment against varroa mites based on essential oils, Thymol, Eucalyptus oil, Levomenthol, and Racemic camphor. This product is well-tolerated and demonstrates high efficacy. It is the market leader in Europe for Thymol-Based Mite Treatments.
Advantages:
- Easy and safe to use
- Excellent efficacy and tolerability
- Natural product
- Allowed in organic beekeeping
- Known to have a synergistic effect when used as a treatment before using Apivar
- Less likely to damage brood than other thymol-based mite treatments.
- Does not interfere with feeding like some other products.
- Also active against Tracheal mites
- More cost-effective - priced below other registered Thymol-based treatments
Efficacy: Here's an article from Claudia Garrido in Bee Culture Magazine, comparing various thymol-based mite control products. Apilife Var was found to be the most reliable.
Hidden Benefits: Here's information about the beneficial side effects of Apilife Var
When to use:
Before or after the honey harvest, when temperatures are between 15 to 30°C. A maximum of two full treatments per year is recommended. ApiLife Var should only be applied when honey supers are not on the hives.
- 1st Application: Leave 7-10 days
- 2nd Application: Leave 7-10 days
- 3rd Application: Leave 12 days
Advice for use:
- Balance the beehives according to their strength before use
- All colonies in the same apiary should be treated simultaneously
- Treat by introducing the product into the beehive either early in the morning or late in the afternoon towards sunset, avoiding the hottest hours.
- Do not treat when honey supers are on the hive.
- Do not place the product in the center of the beehive or near the brood.
- Handle the package with care.
- Read the label.
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