Description
Applying Apivar is easy. Simply place 1 strip for 5 frames of bees (usually 2 strips per brood chamber). A single application corresponds to a full treatment.
Price is per stripe. Please assess how many boxes requiring treatment to order appropriately.
Apivar can be used at any time of year (provided there is activity in the hive, as the treatment works by contact), and without temperature constraints.1 No need to monitor your thermometer and estimate temperature peaks throughout the treatment. That’s one stress less for you and your colonies.
Recent efficacy studies have demonstrated a consistent efficacy of Apivar between 96% and 99.8%, even in the countries where Apivar has been used for 25 years.2-3-4
However, high treatment efficacy is not the only indicator of treatment success. Winter survival rate is a relevant indicator to assess treatment outcome and management strategy. A report based on 10 years of studies (2010-2020) has shown a difference in the mortality rate of colonies depending on the varroa treatment used.
Two strips are required per box of bees.
