Product Code: VAR004. Bulk Pricing: Buy in bulk and save. $51.30 (Ex. GST) (Ex. GST) Apivar strips consist of only two components: Amitraz, an acaricide, is the active ingredient in Apivar strips. This active ingredient is delivered to the honey bees via the polymer strip, which is specially designed to constantly deliver the active ingredient Apivar is the only Amitraz-based apiary product that treats successive generations of Varroa mites, reducing the mite population in the hive by up to 99% in one application. This 10-strip pack is perfect for the hobbyist beekeeper. Active ingredient: Amitraz 3.3%. Two strips per brood chamber. Not temperature-dependent. 6-8 week treatment period. Two strips per brood chamber is recommended for proper treatment. Follow labeled instructions. Item# MN0600. 13516 Asher Road, Little Rock, AR 72206. Sign In | Regiister. Sales Consultation (501) 897-2337. 0. Home; Shop. Back; Apivar Strips (10 Count) Apivar Strips (10 Count) Categories. Books (60) General Supplies (37) Gift (146) Hive Mar 14, 2021. #4. Can you confirm Apivar (Amitraz) or Apilife Var (Thymol) as people do get confused. Not that it matters to answer your question as the 'withdrawal period' as specified in the manufacturers instructions (not someone's random opinion) before putting a honey super on is zero days for both products. Apivar ® is packaged in vacuum-sealed foil pouches. A single application of two strips per brood chamber is sufficient to treat a hive, so you spend less time and effort treating your bees, and there is less disruption of the bees than with many other treatments. Strips are not individually wrapped and must be used within 2 weeks after opening. Two strips are therefore placed between frames approximately one-third of the way in from each side of the brood box - typically between frames 4 & 5 and 7 & 8 of an 11 frame box. This assumes the bees occupy the entire box. If they don't, arrange the strips in the appropriate part of the box with 2 frames separating them. Separate the double strip and hang each strip between two comb frames inside the brood area or the bee cluster, with a minimum distance of 2 frames between strips. Suspend Apivar™ strips in the brood chamber in such a way that the bees can walk on both sides of the strips. Leave strips inside the hive for 42 days, and then remove. In case of The strips should be left in for between 6 and 10 weeks, depending on the size of the brood and the time of year. We would recommed a spring treatment of between 6 and 10 weeks or an autumn treatment of 10 weeks. Apivar can be used during feeding - in fact it is recommended. Apivar ® is packaged in vacuum-sealed foil pouches. A single application of two strips per brood chamber is sufficient to treat a hive, so you spend less time and effort treating your bees, and there is less disruption of the bees than with many other treatments. Strips are not individually wrapped and must be used within 2 weeks after opening. There is no temperature constraint when using Apivar: It can be used in any season when the supers are not placed on the hives. Leave strips in the hive between 6 to 10 weeks according to the size of the brood. The larger the brood is, the longer the strips should be left in the limit of 10 weeks. Do not re-use the strips. My instructions for the number of Apivar mite strips needed say one strip per 5 frames of bees. It then says 2 strips per hive body. Does that count apply to 8-fr