Beemaster's International Beekeeping Forum
BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => DISEASE & PEST CONTROL => Topic started by: jharris on November 27, 2013, 03:10:06 pm
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I'm a hobbyist beekeeper trying to grow into a sideline business in Central Fl with 10 hives and went with trying Hopguard for my Fall mite treatments. I was originally planning on trying oxalic acid dribble but the Hopguard application seemed simpler and with less reported effect on brood laying. After applying Hopguard and then reading up a little more I went ahead and treated 3 times over 3 weeks which wasn't as simple as Hopguard originally seemed to advertise. Anyone out there with experience using hopguard vs. oxalic? Pros and cons from actual experience?
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Oxalic dribble requires a broodless colony which I doubt you ever have in FL. My opinion of hopguard is its to messy and just plain stinks. After using it everything including the cab of my truck stunk for a month. I'll never use it again.
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Ditto on hop guard being messy. Stained up my basement concrete. But I still have a bit left over to use rather than wasting.
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I traded a unopened package of hopguard for a 30 pack of budlight. I know I got the best end of that deal
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OA is going to be a lot cheaper also....... Haven't used hopgaurd, but happy with OA
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try cutting out the drone comb
jAY
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I do realize hopguard is and approved productin In lot of states I don't know about Florida .I also know oxailc is not approved to be used in beehives in the USA.
BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)