Organic varroa treatments

[bizbuzz]

Has anyone have any experience of using this stuff, not come across it in the UK before. tia

 

[Wilco]

Has anyone have any experience of using this stuff, not come across it in the UK before. tia
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Find out what's in it.

In the UK, for a treatment to be licenced it has to have been proven to work through scientific studies. There are other formulations which are not licenced but are repeatable and generally have studies documenting their efficacy.

I'd be wary that this product could be expensive water.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Start here
https://beekeepingforum.co.uk/threads/varroa-treatment.46291/

 

[ericbeaumont]

in the UK

Do you have a retail link?

 

[Erichalfbee]

And here
https://beekeepingforum.co.uk/threads/winter-varroa-treatment-stopvarroa-spray.45961/

 

[Erichalfbee]

Do you have a retail link?

https://uk.stopvarroa.com/products/...C2Fxs_x7LjuQrkXkkOTKt5v5c14Il-lRoCiI4QAvD_BwE

 

[ericbeaumont]

100% effective! 5-star reviews! Hang on: no ingredients list and not approved for use in the UK.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

just snakeoil to gull the gullible

 

[madasafish]

Anything without a list if ingredients is
1. Illegal
2. Utter garbage.

Anything that claims to kill 100% of varroa is breaking the Trade Descriptions Act.

Anyone who sells the stuff makes Arthur Daley look very honest.

 

[Mint Bee]

looks like a load of b@ll@cks to me. Makes unsustainable medicinal claims. avoid

 

[thorn]

Anything without a list if ingredients is
1. Illegal
2. Utter garbage.

Anything that claims to kill 100% of varroa is breaking the Trade Descriptions Act.

Anyone who sells the stuff makes Arthur Daley look very honest.

I can sell you a hammer which I guarantee will kill every varroa mite you catch provided you use it correctly.

 

[robmort]

Not supplied from the UK so they can sell any rubbish.

 

[Moobee]

Has anyone have any experience of using this stuff, not come across it in the UK before. tia
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Hmmmmm, ‘100% success rate’ looks like a ginormous red flag for starters!

 

[Moobee]

100% effective! 5-star reviews! Hang on: no ingredients list and not approved for use in the UK.

I particularly liked Odin’s review : ‘all dead’

 

[ericbeaumont]

I particularly liked Odin’s review : ‘all dead’

The easily-persuaded led by others as easily persuaded: Carmel expected it to be good as some experienced beekeepers recommended it.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Carmel expected it to be good as some experienced beekeepers recommended it.

ah, the apocryphal 'experienced beekeepers' crawl out of the (rotten) woodwork once more

 

[madasafish]

ah, the apocryphal 'experienced beekeepers' crawl out of the (rotten) woodwork once more

"Experienced beekeeper" includes the category of "doing the same thing every year with mediocre results" which apparently includes many people writing articles for beekeeping magazines.. Matchsticks anyone?

 

[bizbuzz]

Has anyone have any experience of using this stuff, not come across it in the UK before. tia
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I did ask what the active ingredients were and if it was licensed for use in the UK, below is the reply I received, says it all!
Hello ,
Thanks for your interest toward our products. We understand your hesitation to purchase our product but I am confident to inform you that numerous of our customers who constantly purchase this product from our website are loceted in UK and it is absolutely approved there.

Can't wait to hear from you

My best regards

Odilon Eugène
Odilon Eugene | Stop Varroa

 

[Erichalfbee]

I did ask what the active ingredients were and if it was licensed for use in the UK, below is the reply I received, says it all!
Hello ,
Thanks for your interest toward our products. We understand your hesitation to purchase our product but I am confident to inform you that numerous of our customers who constantly purchase this product from our website are loceted in UK and it is absolutely approved there.

Can't wait to hear from you

My best regards

Odilon Eugène
Odilon Eugene | Stop Varroa

Sounds like a politician

 

[pargyle]

Sounds like a politician

More like a snake oil salesman ....