Chemical question

[BjornBee]

Fluvalinate is found in products such as Apistan.

It is also found in off label products. Not sure if it was mavrik or tactik or both.

Anybody know which, and the proper spelling?

Thank you.

[nella]

Fluvalinate is apistan.
Fluvalinate (trade names include Apistan, Klartan, Minadox) is a synthetic pyrethroid commonly used to control varroa mites in honey bee colonies.

Fluvalinate is a stable, non-volatile, fat-soluble compound. Fluvalinate effectiveness was demonstrated in France and Israel. Although the compound may be found in drones, a study has found honey samples virtually absent of fluvalinate, on account of its affinity to beeswax.[1]

Tau-fluvalinate (τ-fluvalinate) is the trivial name for (2R)-fluvalinate.

[rdy-b]

  cant help with the spelling but fluvalanate is a AG mitered sprayed on crops-as well as a off the self mite treatment in the form of apistan-also it is the off label treatment used in the form of MAVERICK
TACKTIC is a AG miteside used off the self for livestock  (they dont use on crops)with the active being AMITRAZ
which is not approved in the USA but is approved in canada and europe
the reason fulfalvnat is showing up(in the pollen) is because of the use and abuse in AG applications-yes there is correlation between contaminated wax and beebread being exposed in the hive

there are many debates about fulvavanate and amitraz-amitraz is by far the better of the two evils-RDY-B


Im going to add this although tacktic is not used on crops i found that Amitraz is registered for some crops
and i am curious as to if anyone has seen any test results with AMITRAZ in pollen-one of the characteristics of amitraz is its ability to degrade away very fast --RDY-B

[Bee-Bop]

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH;

" The Hive and the Honey Bee " revised edition 1975
" Injuries to honey bees by poisoning "
"by E. Lawrence Arkins, B.S., M.S. Specialist in Entomology and Apiology, U.of Cal. Riverside "

pg. 683 par.3
----" Chlordane used  for ants will be absorbed into wax foundation, drawn comb and brood comb. When this happens, the absorbed chlordane may kill bees in colonies on which the equipment is placed  for several weeks or months. " ----

pg.684 par.1
---- "Lindane or DDVP ---Vapoa [DDVP dichlorvos ] ---- they give off fumes which are readily absorbed into bees wax and will kill all bees placed in the contaminated equipment for several months."

Of course what would Mr. Arkins know, compared to the many experts we have today. [ definition of experts -- ex, a has been, like ex wife ex husband -- sperts, little drips that come out of a faucet ]

BeeBop

Oh, Sorry wrong thread !  :evil:

[BjornBee]

Oh, Sorry wrong thread !  :evil:

It's all good!  ;)