Each year, thousands of beekeepers use treatments to combat Varroa destructor. These treatments are based on different active substances and offer different modes of action, kinetics and application forms. Yet, it is often forgotten that a mite treatment is, first and foremost, a veterinary medicine.
Autumn is a particular period for beekeepers. Several problems can occur during this season, from the mice invasions to cannibalism between honey bees, not mentioning absconding, starvation or even… chilled brood. Autumn can become a real cabinet of horrors if you don’t adopt a good strategy.
The Véto-pharma R&D team will now occupy part of EVA in order to intensify its search for new active substances to combat major bee predators, including Varroa mites.
A recently published study conducted in 10 apiaries in the Eure department in the summer/autumn of 2019 compared the effectiveness and selectiveness of three Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) trapping devices commonly used by beekeepers.
