formic acid vaporizer

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ivashka

September 28, 2010, 01:39:43 AM
Hi there, I've got a question.  How many minutes or seconds of one gram of formic acid should I vaporize each colony?  Vaporizer that I'm using is the one that I'm attaching a picture of.  I've been searching on youtube and whole bunch of other websites, some are using it for 2 1/2 minutes and others up to 15 minutes.  What do you suggest?
Thanks a lot.
http://media.photobucket.com/image/acid%20vaporizer/kjbann/Bees/Equipment/Oxalic%20acid%20vaporizer/IMG_1419.jpg
Thanks Art

rdy-b

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September 28, 2010, 01:49:33 AM
        oxalic acid- 8-)  till its gone-RDY-B

hardwood

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September 28, 2010, 07:22:15 AM
Oxalic acid is applied at 1 gram per deep hive body.

Scott
"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

danno

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September 28, 2010, 09:20:10 AM
as stated this is a oxailic acid burner not formic.   Time will vary from 1 to 3 minutes.   What you should do is a trial run out of a hive.  Set it up down wind, plug it in and watch your watch.   Mine will burn completely in 2 minutes

dennis2021

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September 28, 2010, 11:30:20 AM
Quote from: hardwood on September 28, 2010, 07:22:15 AM
Oxalic acid is applied at 1 gram per deep hive body.

Scott

Scott, this is what I may have seen that I was trying to tell you about....lol
Have a sweet day,
Dennis the Bee Guy

hardwood

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September 28, 2010, 11:38:07 AM
Gotcha Dennis!

Scott
"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

ivashka

#6
September 28, 2010, 12:36:56 PM
If I have 2 deep body hives, does it mean i need to do 2 grams?
Thanks Art

hardwood

#7
September 28, 2010, 12:41:59 PM
Yes

Scott
"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

ivashka

#8
September 30, 2010, 02:45:20 AM
First of all, thank you all for your replies.

Another question:  When you do this treatment is hive suppose to be 100% broodless or can their be some? 

I have one hive that has about 200 verona mites per day, and 2 others that are less than 100 a day.  Would I need to treat all 3 of them or the one that has the most?

Thanks again.
Thanks Art

danno

#9
September 30, 2010, 08:45:17 AM
you do 3 treatments 7 days apart with brood.  Oxalic does not penetrate cappings so 3 treatment are nessesary.   

hardwood

#10
September 30, 2010, 09:02:52 AM
Ditto what danno said. We never have a complete break in the brood cycle here in FL but I do try to treat in Dec/Jan when the brood is at it's least. With 200 mites a day I would hit them now.

Scott
"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

cam

#11
September 30, 2010, 07:36:45 PM
My vaporizer takes about 1 minute for 2 grams. I would treat all 3 hives immediately with that kind of mite count.
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