Oxalic Vapor test (Does 5 rounds in 21 days work??)

The picture is the mite drop 2 days after the first OAV Test!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
More on the hive with the insanely high (94 mites on 300 bees) mite count.
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[charlesthomas]

I apply OA one treatment a week for six consecutive weeks that suppose to give me a 97% kill rate that Randy Oliver has found in his experiments (ABJ Feb 2018), doing a total of five OA treatments every four days apart will give you a quick knockdown of your mite load with a 91% kill rate that Randy Oliver has found in his experiments (ABJ Feb 2018) I also use a pro vamp 110 vaporizer. the biggest problem with the vaporizer is, it is time consuming and labor intensive.

[jackbquick]

Thanks so much for involving us and keeping us informed. You don't have to devote the time and effort that you do but you choose to do so and I think I speak for everyone when I say thank you and your family for all you do.

[SuperBuickregal]

Doing the same thing 2nd hit tomorrow but I do not have the setup like you I am using the Italian wand that you hook up to a battery but same thing respirator/googles it is a pain but has to be done. What do you all think of the Mite Away Quick Strips treatments?

[lennelonge]

It will be interesting to see how well it works!

[franklotion]

Lookin forward to yer results buzzy😎👍👍

[markbutters]

If you only have a odd hivevto treat do you ever consider using the dribble method

[sprklhair]

My husband is the beekeeper in our family, I'm the unpaid helper! Just a quick question. We have just tried Randy Olivers shop towel method using oxalic acid and glycerin to soak a blue shop towel. Wondered if you have tried it? seems like its a lot less work than the vapor? we applied them 2 weeks ago, have 4 weeks to go before another mite wash.



by the way, one of our hives had a 16% mite yikes.

[beemanrunning]

When treating a hive for mites with OAV, does it matter if there are many foragers out during the treatment? Thanks for all your insight.

[joer]

I did the smaller doses of apiguard as you did, but over 4 weeks. Wish I could say I had a scientific reason but simply had product I needed to use up. Need to do a mite wash and see the results in AM.
Also fed pollen patties. Son, my bees are bursting st the seams.

[markwells]

Thank you for your videos, which is great information. This may be a dumb question. What time of day do you treat with Oxalic acid? I know bees come into the hive with varroa. I just wonder if you do intervals for instance do 1 with all bees in and in 4 days do 1 with most bees out foraging.

[unclebobsbees]

Don't be embarrassed about the alcohol wash. With all you've got going one got past you. No biggie.
Plus side you got a couple of videos out of it.

[jeffegg]

I don't see a picture of the mite

[donbearden]

Kamon, if you watch this video that hive looks orange and blue! That’s probably the problem. RTR!!!

[FloryJohann]

OA looks to be harmless to us humans, but it is not.
Last year I had OA on my hands unknowingly and somehow I touched my face with my hands and my face started to burn a lot.
I tried a lot of things before my burning pain went away.
I do not even know what helped.


Thank you for the video and I am waiting for the results.

[waspu]

What's the best way to start beekeeping

[EverydayKindaGuy]

I'd watch all of those videos. Does that make me odd? Are you calling me odd? :p

[puttgeorgi]

Sounds a bit excessive. you might want to remove the queen before each treatment, or be prepared to re-queen. Good luck