Varroa Tester 3 in 1

Description:

We offer an innovative product Varroa Tester 3 in 1, which makes it easier for beekeepers to verify:

Degree of infestation of Varroa destructor;
Resistance (susceptibility) of Varroa destructor to acaricides - veterinary medical products (VMP) with the active ingredient
Hygienic behavior (self-cleaning instinct) of bees

Test 1 - the level of infestation

Collect approx. 300 bees. Fill container A to the second level with them.
Close container A with cover B
Put a teaspoon of powdered sugar into container C.
Screw the container C to the bottom of the container A and shake it for 1-2 minutes, so that the powdered sugar sprinkles the bees thoroughly.
Make sure most of the powdered sugar has fallen to the bottom of container C, then unscrew only container C.
Pour water into it to dissolve the sugar. Count the mites that float in the water.
Up to 3 mites - small infestation, 3-10 - medium. Above 10 - large.
release the bees.

Test 2 - on the level of mite resistance to drugs

Fill container A with approx. 150 bees collected from brood frames (from the same hive as test 1) - let them reach level 1 of the container.
Close the container with the lid B. Wear gloves! Attach the drug strip to container A by threading it through the lower slot of the H-shaped holder. The end of the strip is to stop on the bar.
Place the tester in a dark place at room temperature. The drug strip is supposed to be on top! Wait six hours.
Remove the strip. Shake the container several times over a piece of white paper.
If the number of dead mites is greater than the% of Test 1, there is no resistance to the drug.

Test 3 - on hygienic behavior of bees

Remove the patch with the capped 10-15 day old brood.
Use the spikes on the container A or C to destroy a fragment of the brood patch by pressing the spikes into it all the way 2-3 times
Put the plaster in the hive. If more than 70% of the cells have been cleansed after 6 hours, more than 90% after eight hours, and 100% after a day, the family has a good hygienic instinct.