Trials (and Tribulations) with Formic Acid for Varroa Control

American Bee Journal

Volumn 138, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 734-735

  Eischen, Frank A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 0032357820     PISSN: 00027626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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3. Garg, R., O.P. Sharma and G.S. Dogra. 1984. Formic acid: an effective acaricide against Tropilaelaps clareae Delfinado and Baker (Laelaptidae: Acarina) and its effect on the brood and longevity of honey bees. American Bee Journal. 124: 736-738.
4. Moosbeckhofer, R. and I. Derakhshifar. 1986. Comparison of the effectiveness of Perizin, Folbex-VA and formic acid treatments for controlling Varroa jacobsoni in honeybee nuclei. Apidologie 17: 376-379.
5. Ritter, W. and F. Ruttner. 1980. (New methods for the treatment of Varroa disease, formic acid: laboratory and field tests) Neue Wege in der Behandlung der varroatose. Ameisenaurelabor und Freilandversuche. ADIZ 14: 151-153.