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A new way to deal with varroa?

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max2:
Promising?


I'm only reading a very small number of the contributions to this forum.
Looks like I missed something: Vadescana
https://greenlightbiosciences.com/in-the-pipeline-protecting-the-honeybee/?
The ABJ ( October 2024) has an article on this issue and it sounds too good to be true ( I know..."if it looks too good...)
The article explains that  this product does not kill foundress mites. Hives treated with Vadescan  had much better  outcomes than hives treated with conventional treatments.
It appears that vadescan is preventing mating of Varroa.
One treatment was effective ( in trials) for several months.
We can only hope that this treatment will be approved soon so that beekeepers around the world can benefit.
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Terri Yaki:
Wasn't there a thread on this started a couple of days ago? I thought I even responded to it but I'm not finding it. Or am I having a biden moment?

The15thMember:
You had said something about how if it works, it could be the silver bullet we are looking for, Terri.  The original post is under the Australian section.  I'll go delete that one.  This really does apply to all beekeepers, so I think the topic is better here.   

Edit: This topic was later returned to the Aussie section, per the OP's request.

beesnweeds:

--- Quote from: max2 on November 02, 2024, 06:00:13 pm ---Promising?

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Hopefully it works.  If you treated with OA during a broodless period and followed up with Norroa (vadescana) you could be mite free in some hives.  I can control mites very good now, but the one issue is beekeepers in my area that don't check for mites correctly or allow colonies to collapse.  When a hive spikes, I have to remove supers and treat with thymol.  Norroa could eliminate that treatment if I treated monthly with OAV also.  Thymol and OA are still cheap so the only hurdles now would be price and EPA approval.  It would be great if the same treatment could also be developed for tropilaelaps.  If Canada continues to keep importing bees from all over the world, we will have tropi mite in the next decade or less.

max2:
A good summary on " what is new"
https://wvbahive.org/varroa-control-whats-new/

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