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Varroatosis is the most common disease in bees. Experienced beekeepers use the drug Bipin to treat the disease. This substance is a clear liquid, the smell of which is not entirely pleasant. Since the drug contains toxic substances, it is used only strictly according to the instructions. Only in this case, you can get rid of the tick and not kill the bees.
Bipin
Bipin for bees instruction is as follows.
Pharmacology
The main active ingredient of the drug is amitraz. The substance is effective against Varroa jacobsoni mites and is not dangerous for bee colonies.
Indications
The drug Bipin is used to get rid of bees from the disease bee varroatosis.
Bipin drug
Doses and methods of administration
In beekeeping, the product is used in an aqueous solution. It is prepared in the ratio of one milliliter of the drug to two liters of water. The prepared product should be used on the same day it was prepared. It is recommended to process hives in the fall, when insects begin to form clubs.
The processing itself is done as follows. Using a syringe, you need to spray the space between the frames with a solution. The hive is processed twice. The interval between processes must be at least seven days. One family applies at least ten milliliters of medicine.
No side effects were identified. Honey from those families that have been sprayed with the drug can be safely eaten. Store the substance at zero temperature in a dark room.
How to treat bee colonies from ticks
Bipin should not be used during the period when insects are actively multiplying, since the brood can be destroyed. Also, you cannot do processing at sub-zero air temperatures. Thus, the use of the substance is possible only in early spring or late autumn, but provided there is no frost.
Bipin processing
The main process of treatment is carried out by beekeepers in the fall, when the workers begin to prepare for the winter and form a club. If a disease is found in bees, then the hive should be processed after the last honey has been pumped out. This time is most effective, because insects no longer fly for a bribe, on the contrary, they begin to accumulate in one place. After the treatment has been carried out, the bees are guaranteed to fly out of their home healthy and strong in the spring.
In the spring, the drug is used when the family makes the first cleaning flight. You can reprocess the hive before the first honey harvest. In this case, ticks are destroyed, which quietly overwintered on old individuals.
The use of Bipin in its pure form is prohibited. It must be dissolved in water using an ampoule for one liter of water.
The substance must be prepared correctly, adhering to the following rules:
- The solution must be made in such a way that it can process all the hives on the farm. It should be borne in mind that at least ten milligrams should fall on one family.
- The water should be clean and heated to forty degrees.
- A concentrated liquid dissolves in this water, which, when dissolved, becomes white.
The main rule is dosage. In no case should a high concentration of the drug be given per liter of water. Otherwise, the drug will have a detrimental effect not only on ticks, but also on bees.
A spray bottle or medical syringe can be used to treat the hive. The syringe is still more recommended for use, since in this case it is easier to control the dosage of the drug.
How to treat bee colonies from ticks
The processing of bees with bipin is carried out as follows: the cover of the hive is removed, the laps and the insulation pillow are taken out. After that, treatment with a substance is carried out. In the fall, a similar procedure must be done at least twice. In this case, the interval between treatments should be no more than a week.
It is not recommended to process all the hives on the same day. It is best to see how the bees will behave after treatment. If there are doubts about performing the work according to the instructions, then it is better to entrust this matter to a specialist.
Smoke cannon Beepin with kerosene
For the smoke of a cannon, you need to buy a special refined kerosene.
In addition, it is recommended to apply as many as three working solutions to this device:
- first = oxalic acid, thymol + alcohol;
- second = tactician, bipin (amitraz) + kerosene;
- third = clartan, mauric (fluvalinate) + water.
The solution in the second position is very effective. It is prepared in the following proportion: dissolve five ampoules of Bipin in one hundred milliliters of kerosene. The substance is intended to treat fifty families.
Processing bees smoke with a bipin cannon
The processing of bees smoke with a bipin gun with kerosene is done as follows. What is characteristic of this process in an apiary with a smoke cannon is that in this case it is not necessary to open the hive. It is enough to insert the nozzle of the cannon into the entrance and press the pump. Thus, the colony will be instantly processed, you can move on to another bee colony.
It takes only ten seconds to process one family. After fifteen or twenty minutes, the parasite begins to crumble, while massively. In addition, when treating families with a cannon, you can not worry about how the bees themselves will tolerate the treatment, since in this case the substance acts sparingly on the insect workers.
Many beekeepers are skeptical about the treatment of hives with kerosene, considering it dangerous for bees. But it should be noted that this substance is no more dangerous than Bipin itself or other drugs that treat insects for ticks.
In order for the bees to overwinter well and do not die from the effects of ticks, a preparation should be used that effectively fights parasites. Bipin remains such a substance. When preparing and using the drug, it is imperative to observe the dosage and follow the processing rules exactly.
