Beekeeping Glossary

Beekeeping terms, explained briefly and with sources.

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Amitraz Amitraz belongs to the substance group of triazapentadienes and, like many antiparasitics, originates from crop protection.
Api Life Var Api Life Var is a thymol-based combination product.
Api-Bioxal Api-Bioxal is an oxalic-acid-based veterinary medicinal product from an Italian manufacturer.
Apiguard Apiguard is a thymol product in gel form.
Apitraz Apitraz is an impregnated strip containing 500 milligrams of amitraz.
Apivar Apivar is an impregnated plastic strip containing 500 milligrams of amitraz per strip.

Bayvarol Bayvarol consists of plastic strips, each containing 3.6 milligrams of flumethrin.

Calistrip® Biox Calistrip® Biox is a veterinary medicinal product containing oxalic acid in the form of plastic strips that are hung in the colony.
Coumaphos Coumaphos is an organophosphate and was commonly used in Varroa control for many years, in Germany mainly in the form of a trickle treatment.

Dany's BienenWohl Dany's BienenWohl is an approved oxalic-acid-based veterinary medicinal product.

Flumethrin Flumethrin is a synthetic pyrethroid, i.e.
Formic Acid 60% Formic acid in a 60% preparation is the classic remedy for summer treatment of production colonies.
Formic Acid 85% Formic acid in an 85% preparation contains the same active substance as the 60% solution but is considerably more concentrated.
Formivar Formivar is a brand name for formic acid ad us.

MAQS / Formic Pro (Formic Acid Strips) MAQS is a solid formulation of formic acid: impregnated gel strips containing 68.2 grams of formic acid each, wrapped in a hardboard layer.

Oxalic Acid Dihydrate Solution 3.5% ad us. vet. The oxalic acid dihydrate solution 3.5% ad us.
Oxalic Acid Spray Method In the spray method, a diluted, sugar-free oxalic acid solution is applied as a fine mist directly onto the bee-covered combs.
Oxalic Acid Trickle Method In the trickle method, an oxalic acid solution, to which sugar is added immediately before application, is applied evenly to the bees in the occupied spaces between the combs using a syringe or dosing bottle.
Oxalic Acid by Vaporization (Sublimation) In vaporization, crystalline oxalic acid dihydrate is heated in an electrically heated device until it sublimates.
Oxuvar Oxuvar is an oxalic-acid-based veterinary medicinal product available in two variants.

Perizin Perizin was a coumaphos-based veterinary medicinal product for Varroa control, applied as a trickle treatment.
PolyVar Yellow PolyVar Yellow is a flumethrin-based veterinary medicinal product that differs from all other varroacides in its form of application.
Powdered Sugar (Biotechnical Method) Powdered sugar is not a medicinal product and contains no active substance.

Tau-Fluvalinate Tau-fluvalinate is a synthetic pyrethroid that was introduced into the colony via impregnated strips and was among the most widely used varroacides worldwide in the 1980s and 1990s.
Thymol Thymol is a phenolic substance that occurs naturally in the essential oil of thyme and a number of other flowering plants.
Thymovar Thymovar consists of impregnated cellulose strips, each containing 15 grams of thymol.

VarroMed VarroMed is a ready-to-use dispersion for trickling that combines two organic acids: 44 milligrams of oxalic acid and 5 milligrams of formic acid per milliliter.
Varroxal Varroxal is a powder for use in the hive containing 0.71 gram of oxalic acid per gram, corresponding to 1 gram of oxalic acid dihydrate per gram.