Worldwide Beekeeping
Beekeeping => Pests and Diseases => Topic started by: Dunkel on April 06, 2015, 11:15:41 pm
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I released a couple of queens into queenless hives. I would like to Vaporize them, should have done it before. How long would you wait to give a treatment?
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The OA treament doesn't hurt or bother the bees. I'de go for it ;D
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I would wait at least a week or two before i did. Make sure she is settled in and accepted and all is well. Mites climb into cells just before they are capped anyway so you won't be missing much.
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I would also wait, when introducing a new queen into a hive and then "funny" things happen to the hive also, the majority seem to blame it on the new queen and sometimes will kill her off.
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Thats kind of what I was thinking, but I am new at this treatment and pretty unsure with the effects. Wondering about swarms also. I hate to mess with them, but it sure seems like it would bee the most effective. Maybe a couple of rounds starting in about a week. What is the timeline on when brood is capped, seven days?
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yep yep.. all of the above. What Jen said is true, but in the event they decide to blame strange happenings on the queen, a week or so wait is in order!