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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: Nahl on June 21, 2005, 07:30:33 PM

Title: Apistan
Post by: Nahl on June 21, 2005, 07:30:33 PM
Is really bad idea use Apistan for more time that 42 days?  HEre somepoeple are making using for many more times, maybe 45 days but 3 times or at minimum 2 times in the year.  What isthe harm for this?  Thank You for your answer.
Title: Apistan
Post by: Lesli on June 21, 2005, 07:52:45 PM
Mites will eventually become resistant to Apistan. If you leave it longer in the hive, it will only help those who have natural resistance to breed that much longer.
Title: Apistan
Post by: Apis629 on June 22, 2005, 05:05:14 PM
Not only that but, if you leave it in the hive the active ingredient ( fluvinate) becomes much weaker and those mites that wern't resistent befor now have a chance to become resistent.