I treated my colonies with Apiguard 10 days ago, a period coinciding with a brood, during which most had no or very few eggs. Varroa drop was small so I am considering forgoing the second tray of the treatment (so I can put supers back on) then treating with OA dribble. Is this wise?
Decision on Apiguard
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Don't rely upon the drop. Do a sugar or alcohol roll to get a proper picture, then decide what to do.
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Apiguard in this weather could be an issue though
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Have you considered OA by sublimation ? The forced drop from a single dose will tell you whether treatment has been successful ... and won't interfere with the supers going back on.
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OA sublimation is my key method of control - it largely accounts for my low varroa counts. I use Apiquard only in June as part of my integrated treatment. This year it fortuitously corresponded to brood break.
I will do a sugar roll test just to be more sure of varroa numbers, and then decide on a second Apiguard tray, given also that temperatures here are hovering at 15ishC for the next week or so.
Thanks all for the comments.
