Oxalic Acid Vaporization End-point Monitoring

摘要

Oxalic Acid Vaporization (OAV) is an ideal Fall/Winter treatment for honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies infested with the Varroa destructor (VD) mite. Varroa destructor decimates apiaries and threatens the food supply worldwide. OAV is most effectivein a broodless colony when phoretic mites otherwise shelter in the capped cells of developing worker bees (Van der Steen Vejsnaes, 2021). Beekeepers employ different homespun regimens to resolve a VD infestation and treat their colonies a few times for a few weeks and hope for the best. OAV is proven to kill mites with minimal impact to a colony’s bee population, but many beekeepers have no systematic application schedule or definitive treatment endpoint.vaporizer is quiCK ana easy to use.