Formic Pro is a treatment of varroosis caused by Varroa destructor in honey bees (Apis mellifera). It is produced by the Canadian company NOD Apiary. It was registered by the PMRA (Pest Management Regulatory Agency) in January 2019.
Homologation form on the Government of Canada website :
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Active ingredient: formic acid 42.25%
According to the label, there are 2 different ways to use this product :
Treatment option # 1 (14 days)
- at the same time place the 2 Formic Pro strips on the top of the frames in brood box # 1
- normally close the hive
- leave the strips for 14 days
Treatment option # 2 (20 days)
- place a strip in the center on the top of the frames in brood box # 1
- normally close the hive
- replace the strip with a new one 10 days later
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1- Always read carefully the label of your product before using it
2- This is not a scientific test
3- This video is not sponsored
4- All the values mentioned here and in the video, are the real values mesured
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METHODOLOGY
Step 1 – the choice of apiary
- we chose a small apiary composed of 7 colonies
- these colonies are medium to strong and have been producing honey since June
- all the queens are of the year (2019)
- no disease or special conditions noted during our inspections
- all these colonies are on a screened bottom
Step 2 - pre-treatment screening
- we did a first 48-hour screening between August 17th and 19th, 2019
- Daily Mite Drop (DMD) screening with sticky cardboard placed in the bottom drawers
- we count all the varroa that have fallen on the sticky cardboard and divide by 2 to have the DMD rate
- each colony is tested independently
Results of varroa screening test BEFORE treatment
Hive A = 1 varroa
Hive B = 7 varroas
Hive C = 20 varroas
Hive D = 9 varroas
Hive E = 135 varroas
Hive F = 5.5 varroas
Hive G = 6 varroas
Step 3 - the treatment
- after the screenings, we treated all the colonies of the apiary, in the same way and at the same time
- we used the treatment option # 1, 2 strips placed at the same time for 14 days
Step 4 - post-treatment screening
- we did a 48-hour DMD screening for each colony
- screening was done between September 5th and 7th, 2019
Results of Varroa Screening test AFTER Treatment
Hive A = 0 varroa
Hive B = 0 varroa
Hive C = 4 varroas
Hive D = 2 varroas
Hive E = 42 varroas
Hive F = 0 varroa
Hive G = 0 varroa
Step 5 - the results
A decrease in Daily Mite Drop was observed in all of our 7 colonies tested.
As mentioned before, this is not a scientific test and this is not a sponsored video, but overall Formic Pro seems to work well. Now we will use it on a larger scale in our colonies and see if Varroa destructor can be well controlled with this product in the long run.
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