Apiguard - Larvae been expelled from hive

[Cul a cnoic]

Hi,
Swarm caught mid July and developing nicely. Working over 7-8 BB frames, stores OK, BIAS in BB.

Put on Apiguard above BB in an eke on Monday evening and see larvae and possibly other brood at entrance this morning. Was rushing as I had to go to work and it was just starting to rain. Took a quick snap, shown below. Will have a better look this evening. I have 3 other hives here that appear normal after the Apiguard.

Should I remove the Apiguard and treat with another product, if so, which one?

Thanks

 

[Arfermo]

Suggest you check to see if the expelled larvae are merely of drones that are will not be required at this end of the season. Otherwise not a clue.

 

[Cazza]

Sometimes this seems to happen.
It has happened to me twice. Colonies were fine in the long term. I pressed on with the treatment.
Cazza

 

[Skyhook]

Sometimes this seems to happen.
It has happened to me twice. Colonies were fine in the long term. I pressed on with the treatment.
Cazza

Ditto- except a couple I had were left with no sealed brood, so I whipped the thymol off and treated with OA- never waste an opportunity of a broodless hive. They pulled back fine, and the varroa numbers have taken a long time to build back.

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[enrico]

You have a very wide entrance if treating, I close mine right down
E

 

[Cul a cnoic]

Thanks for the replies

You have a very wide entrance if treating, I close mine right down
E

Enrico, its a bottom entrance base I made, entrance is approx 9mm wide but it is closed down to about 2 inches long, so should be small enough.

 

[sharonh]

Hi,
Swarm caught mid July and developing nicely. Working over 7-8 BB frames, stores OK, BIAS in BB.

Put on Apiguard above BB in an eke on Monday evening and see larvae and possibly other brood at entrance this morning. Was rushing as I had to go to work and it was just starting to rain. Took a quick snap, shown below. Will have a better look this evening. I have 3 other hives here that appear normal after the Apiguard.

Should I remove the Apiguard and treat with another product, if so, which one?

Thanks

Hi , I have looked up about the bees doing this with apiguard on. Apiguard - Use of Apiguard frequently asked questions, No 14Q indicated that if broad removal is seen, remove the product from the colony. Hope this helps

 

[Cul a cnoic]

Thanks sharonh

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[protheroe]

I used to get this a lot so I now use a half dose one week apart for three weeks.