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Varroa control
CANADA
Mr] T Brown who lives in Hornchurch in the United
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Kingdom claims that Varroa can be treated using a tincture made with green almond husks (not the shells) and alcohol. should be filled to about one cm from A large screw-top jar the top with shredded husks and vodka added to cover the husks before the lid is screwed on tightly.
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a month the tincture will be ready for use when it has been strained into a clean jar. A piece of linen should be fixed the full length of one dummy board (used when a frame hiveis not full of frames). The linen should be painted with the# tincture until it is saturated, and placed behind the frames with the cloth facing the brood combs. After a month the dummy board should be removed, repainted and replaced. k
Mr Brown has used this remedy for several years
UNITED KINGDOM/TANZANIA
and his hives appear virtually Varroa-free.
Beekeeping in Rural Development August 1999, Cardiff University and Njiro Wildlife Research Centre Further details from:
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leave the treated boards in the hives all year because the treatment is non-toxic and cannot affect the honey or the bees”, says Mr (Varroa-free) Brown. “|
Source: New Scientist, 20 February 1999
on page 12.
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