APIVAR STRIPS BOX OF 10

Apivar strips in box of 10 for the treatment of varroasis in bees

Varroa, the number 1 enemy of bees, proliferates en masse in hives. Controlling its propagation has become essential for the survival of bee colonies. Its effects are devastating for the colonies, causing significant losses. Physical and immune weakening, virus transmission, reduced colony production capacity…. Apivar straps are used to effectively treat varroasis hives.

Description Apivar strips in box of 10

Pharmacodynamic properties:

Amitraz is a formamidine acaricide that acts as an octopamine receptor agonist causing over-stimulation of octopaminergic synapses in mites, leading to tremors, convulsions, parasite detachment and death.

Pharmacokinetic properties:

Amitraz is released on the surface of the strips and acts by contact with bees. The pharmacokinetics of amitraz in bees are not known.

Treatment in the hive:

Use two strips per hive (i.e. 1g of amitraz per hive).

1. Separate the double strap.
2. Push the pre-cut V-shaped area out of the thong.
3. Introduce each strip between two frames in the brood area or cluster of bees, with a minimum distance of 2 frames between the strips. The straps should be placed so that the bees can access both sides of the strap.

The strips can also be hung through the hole above the pre-cut V, using a small nail (or toothpick or hook) attached to the frames.

In the absence of brood or when the amount of brood is at its lowest level, the strips can be removed after 6 weeks of treatment. If brood is present, leave the strips in place for 10 weeks and remove the strips at the end of the treatment.

If the strips are covered with propolis and / or wax, it is possible to gently scrape them halfway through the treatment using a frame lifter. Then the strips should be placed back into the hive and repositioned, if necessary, so that they are in the brood area or cluster of bees (if their position has changed).

The recommended period for treatment is in the absence of increases, after the last honeydew (late summer / fall) and before the spring honeydew.

A monitoring of the infestation is advised to determine the optimal period of treatment.

When to use Apivar strips for bees?

• Disorders caused by parasites sensitive to amitraz .
• In bees: Treatment of varroasis caused by Varroa destructor.

How do Apivar straps work?

Amitraz is a synthetic substance with acaricidal and insecticidal activity from the amidine family.
The mode of action of amitraz is neurotoxic . Amitraz acts primarily as an inhibitor of octopaminergic receptors, leading to inhibition of physiological neurological impulse.

This results in paralysis of the parasite, allowing its natural elimination by simple gravity.

Composition of Apivar

A 15 g strip contains:
Active substance :
Amitraz ..... 500 mg
Excipient ..... 15 g (strip of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer)

Directions for use and dosage of Lannières Apivar

Treatment in the hive :
1 g of amitraz per hive, or 2 strips per hive.

Separate the 2 strips and suspend them between the frames at the level of the cluster of bees. Respect a minimum spacing of a frame between the 2 strips.
Leave the strips in place for a minimum of 6 weeks.
Treat all hives simultaneously.

Recommended treatment periods : if there is no increase after harvest (late summer / fall) and before the spring honeydew.
At the end of the treatment, remove the strips from the hives and dispose of them according to the practices in force governed by the regulations on waste.

Dispensing: this medicine can only be dispensed on presentation of a medical prescription at the pharmacy. Medicinal product subject to veterinary prescription (compulsory prescription).

Available only at the pharmacy. Prohibited shipping

Precautions for use of Apivar

• Do not eat, drink or smoke when handling the product.
• Wash hands after handling.
• Gloves and the usual protective equipment are recommended when using the product.
• Do not inhale, do not swallow.
• Do not use during the honey flow.
• Do not extract honey from the frames of the hive body.
• Do not harvest honey during the treatment period.
• Beehive body frames should be replaced with new wax frames at least every three years. Do not recycle body frames into riser frames.

Conditioning

Box of 10 strips

Advice from your expert pharmacist

• Apivar strips are chemical treatments based on amitraz, a very effective chemical molecule, in the form of strips to be placed on either side of the brood for several weeks.
• Be careful not to use this medication before the beekeeping season (risk of residues in the honey) because amitraz is harmful to humans, as it is also toxic to bees.
• Amitraz has been mixed in plastic which releases it slowly so as not to kill the bees while remaining toxic to the varroa which accumulates it to the point of causing its death.