| Applying meat soaker
pads with about 30ml of 65% formic acid onto top bars of a beehive
to control both Tracheal and Varroa mites. For tracheal mites, three
treatments five to seven days apart are required. For varroa, five to
six treatments are necessary. The brown patties on the top bars are remains
of pollen supplement. This treatment is taking place on Sept 10, 1999 |