varroa mite treatment – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:38:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i2.wp.com/www.keepingbackyardbees.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 varroa mite treatment – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com 32 32 Varroa Mite Treatment for Package Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/varroa-mite-treatment-for-package-bees-zbwz2002zsau/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/varroa-mite-treatment-for-package-bees-zbwz2002zsau/#comments Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:00:48 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=3940 Varroa mites can weaken your colony and make your hive susceptible to secondary pests. Oxalic acid is one of the best ways to manage your varroa populations in your hive. Oxalic acid kills 90-99% of the phoretic mites in your beehive. To reach these levels of effectiveness, however, the colony must be broodless. Your beehive […]

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