Author: Phil Craft

Better understand Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) licenses

by Phil Craft
26 February 2024

Amiflex is currently registered as a Restricted Use Pesticide. Learn about regulations, licensing, and acquiring RUP permits.

Most asked questions concerning Apivar

by Phil Craft
27 October 2021

No need to introduce Apivar anymore! It is probably the most used registered miticide in the United States, and beekeepers have LOT of questions on specific cases or scenarios of

Monitoring for varroa: determining the level of infestation, and using the results to aid in control

by Phil Craft
21 July 2021

The effective recognized monitoring methods, alcohol washes and powdered sugar rolls, utilize a sample of approximately one-half cup of honey bees by volume. The purpose of both of these methods

Swarm warning: the reproduction cycle

by Phil Craft
18 July 2021

An article wrote by Phil Craft, beekeeper and retired Kentucky bee inspector, wanted to share his experience about swarming. Click to learn more about swarming season.

Feeding honey bees

by Phil Craft
29 January 2021

Farmers are accustomed to feeding and caring for animals, but sometimes it’s difficult to think of honey bees as livestock. After all, they are basically wild creatures for whom we

Monitoring tool for beekeeper: Varroa EasyCheck

by Phil Craft
28 June 2018

In addition to serving as Veto-pharma’s United States technical adviser, Phil Craft also writes a Question/Answer column – “Ask Phil” - in Bee Culture magazine.

Véto-pharma is a pharmaceutical laboratory dedicated to honey bees health that develops, produces and markets a range of drugs and products designed to combat the key diseases and problems that threaten colonies.