Varachet Forte , 0,6ml , for bees

VARACHET FORTE 0.6ML

solution for smoke strips for honey bees amitraz, taufluvalinate

Each ml of solution contains:

Active substances:
amitraz………………………. 150 mg
taufluvalinate…………………. 60 mg
Excipients: calcium dodecylbenzene sulfonate, C12 – C15 fatty alcohol ethoxylate, xylene

Indications:
The veterinary medicinal product VARACHET FORTE is used in the treatment of varroa (external parasitism of bees produced by honey bees.

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

None

ADVERSE REACTIONS:
None are known.

In the therapeutic doses mentioned, the product is not toxic to bees.

If you notice serious reactions or other effects not mentioned in this leaflet, please inform your veterinarian.

TARGET SPECIES:
Honey bees

MODULE OF ADMINISTRATION:

The administration of the veterinary medicinal product Varachet Forte is done only through the urdinis, in all hives.

The route of administration is external, by fumigation. For administration, the fumigant paper strip will be folded lengthwise so that the air currents can maintain the complete combustion of the strip.

Using a pipette, take liquid from the bottle and drip it, with a distance between the drops, onto the fumigant strip. The strips must be lit at both ends. At the burning level of the cardboard strip, a temperature of 300-400°C develops, therefore the product is administered with particular care, placing the lit fumigant strips on wire mesh or pieces of sheet metal so as not to set the hive or pavilion on fire.
Immediately after introducing the lit strip (without flame), the urdinis of the hive will be closed for 15-20 minutes.

The dosage of the number of drops is related to the volume of the hive as follows:

2 drops for a hive body multi-storey;
3 drops for a Dadant hive body of 10 frames;

5 drops for a horizontal hive body of 20 frames.

If in the last two administrations the bee families have already been confined for wintering with a totally separating (tight) diaphragm, then the dosage of the number of drops is related to the new space occupied by the bee family, for example: 1 drop for half a multi-storey body; 2 drops for two thirds of a Dadant body of 10 frames; 3 drops for half a horizontal body of 20 frames; when there are two families in a horizontal hive, each one will be administered 3 drops.
The administration of the Varachet Forte product is done throughout the active season (except for the production harvesting periods), with the mention that the treatments with the highest efficacy are those in autumn, when there is no more brood.

The first administration is done in spring when the bees have started normal activity. The next three administrations is carried out in August, at intervals of 7 – 10 days, after harvesting the honey for marketing.

In the fall, two more administrations are made at intervals of 7 – 10 days, the last one being carried out in the total absence of brood in the hive. If there is still a viable brood, it preserves the Varroa destructor mites, which once the brood hatches remain in the hive, most of which manage to parasitize all winter, reproducing with the first generation of brood in the spring.

RECOMMENDATIONS ON CORRECT ADMINISTRATION:
Respect the recommended doses.
For maximum effectiveness, before using the product, measures must be taken to seal the hives.