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Varroa and Pest Management

With varroa mites now established in much of Australia having the right pest managment tools is more important than ever. We have a range of eductaional books, testing kits, mechanical and chemical treatment options to help you deal with pests in your hives. We also offer Hive Help services where we can visit you and provide one-on-one teaching and assistance in mamanging your hives, including indentifying and dealing with pest problems. 
AGGUIDE - HEALTHY BEESby NSW Department of Primary IndustriesPests and diseases can attack specific stages in the lifecycle of the honey bee. The vigilant apiarist understands the range of diseases and disorder and take preventative and remedial measures to manage the hive. This book describes the s..
$30.00
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Aluen Cap- Oxalic Acid slow realease- 60 strips (15 standard doses)Aluen Cap is a slow release oxalic acid strip miticide for varroa treatment in affected bee colonies. 4 strips are placed in the brood box of a colony in an 8 or 10 frame hive, and 2 strips in a 5 or 6 frame nucleus hive. The strips ..
$127.50
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Apivar- Amitraz- 4 strips (2 standard doses)Apivar is a miticide that works over over 6 to 10 weeks to treat for varroa mites in affected bee colonies. 2 strips are placed in each brood chamber (or 1 strip in a nuc). Apivar cannot be used with honey supers on, but honey supers can be placed directy ..
$36.00
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Bayvarol- Flumethrin- 20 strips (5 standard doses)Bayvarol is a miticide that works over 6 to 8 weeks to treat for varroa mites in affected bee colonies. 4 plastic stips are placed in each brood chamber of the hive (or 2 strips in a nuc).  Bayvarol can be used with honey supers on the hive but ..
$65.00
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Long nitrile gloves should be worn while handling potentially hazardous chemicals including miticides used to treat varroa. The gloves are thick, while flexible and offer resistant to chemicals as well as bee stings. ..
$20.00
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HIVE HELPDo you need some assistance managing your hive? A part-time mentor? Someone to do your first inspection?Or perhaps you would like to gain the confidence to inspect and manage your hives on your own by having someone there to assist and encourage during a few hive inspections?Whatever you ma..
$120.00
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HONEY BEE PESTS AND DISEASES By Robert Owen (Author of The Australian Beekeeping Manual), Jean-Pierre Y. Scheerlink, and Mark StevensonWritten by three scientists with extensive beekeeping experience, and suitable for btoh hobby and professional beekeepers, this is the essential reference for d..
$55.00
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Safety glasses are needed to protect your eyes while working with chemicals such as varroa miticide treatments...
$3.00
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Sticky mats/boards are placed under a vented base to catch falling debris such as mites, helping you mointor the health of your hive non-invasively in-between inspections and alcohol washes. Sticky mats can be used as one part of your mite mointoring, alongside alcohol washes and drone uncapping.&nb..
$4.00
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Sugar Shaker Kit for Varroa Testing- with icing sugar and instructionsThis sugar shaker kit is used for the survaillence of varroa (as well as other mites and braula fly). Beekeepers should test for varroa 4 times a year. In areas where varroa is present testing should be done every 4 weeks (except ..
$20.00
Ex Tax:$18.18
This alcohol wash kit is used to test the load of varroa mites that are present in a colony. In area where varroa is present beekeepers should be testing every 4 weeks (except during cold winters). Alcohol washes are a more accurate testing measure than sugar shakers and are needed to establish when..
$18.00
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Kit for Varroa Mite Testing- Sugar Shaker and Drone Uncapping ToolThis bundle has both a sugar shaker and drone uncapping knife so that you can test for varro using multiple methods. The sugar shaker kit is used for the survaillence of varroa (as well as other mites and braula fly). Australian ..
$32.00
Ex Tax:$29.09
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