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DOWN UNDER BEEKEEPING / Re: Varroa in the subtropics
« Last post by The15thMember on Today at 07:04:37 pm »Jim,Formic acid is highly corrosive, so it can eat holes through mesh. You shouldn't set the bare pads on metal lids either.
"holes" from the product?
With 10 hives the cost start to add up...but cheaper then losing hives.I don't treat every hive every year with FormicPro, only hives that are performing very poorly where varroa is concerned. Hives with moderate infestations get OAV, because it's less hard on the bees and less hard on my wallet.