In fact, the problem of bee tick infestation has been introduced by the bee tribe in the previous article, but there is less introduction to the treatment and prevention of tick infestations on the Network, so how to control bee tick infestation? Since some netizens asked this question, the bee tribe will introduce it to everyone and let everyone have an understanding.
Discovery of tick infestations
Tick infestations were first discovered in the United Kingdom in 1904 and then spread to European countries, and have been found in all continents except Oceania, which is also harmful to oriental bees, but has not yet been found in China. Seeing here, everyone should be relieved for a long time, and it should be difficult for many friends to think about why many beekeepers in our country do not know the word bee tick at all.
Propagation method
The spread of ticks in the bee colony is mainly transmitted through mutual contact between bees, female ticks attach to the bee's villi, using one or two hind feet to grasp the tip of the bristle, when the bees are in contact with each other, female ticks can distinguish between young bees and adult bees by smell, generally ticks select young bees for infection. Ticks are extremely infectious, generally as long as a strong spawning force of ticks invade a colony, often soon the entire bee colony will suffer, and the way for ticks to enter the bee colony is mainly artificial bee, buy queen bee, steal bee and bee bee infection.
There are three commonly used treatment modalities
Since ticks are not currently recorded in China, the treatment method is mainly based on foreign treatment, and there are currently three main treatment methods.
First: menthol treatment. This method is mainly treated by placing menthol grains at the nest frame of the bees overwintering, which is the treatment method in winter, while in the summer the medicine is placed directly at the bottom of the hive.
Second: Salicylic acid methyl vinegar treatment. This method is to use 6 ml of each batch of neutralizing groups, and put the bite sprinkles on the absorbent paper into the nest frame in the swarm in the evening, without closing the nest door for fumigation, once every three days, and use it four times in a row.
Third: formic acid treatment. The method of treating ticks with formic acid is to pack 5 ml of formic acid in a small bottle of 10 ml, and then plug the cork, leaving a small hole in the cork with a diameter of 1 cm, and then insert a cotton wick into the small hole, put the exposed part of the outside on the bottom of the hive (it is difficult to understand that we use mineral water bottles in winter to give bees drinking water, that is, the kind that drains through cotton), and then the bees around the hive, only open the nest door, add 5 ml of formic acid every day, Use continuously for 21 days.
In fact, another way is through feeding, which is to use semimizole (a mite) to mix syrup feeding. In fact, through the above method we can find that the above drugs believe that many friends are very familiar with formic acid, because in many articles the bee tribe has introduced, that is a kind of medicine for the treatment of bee mites, and the saimizole that appears below is also a mite killing drug, from here we can see a problem, the drug for the treatment of ticks and the drug for the treatment of bee mites are many of the same, and many drugs for the treatment of ticks can be used to treat bee mites, in fact, ticks are also a kind of mites, So if a real tick is found in our country, friends can refer to the treatment method of bee mites for treatment, but if there is such a day, it may be a long exploration process. Since this pest has not been found in China at present, it is only a matter of understanding here, and it will not be described in detail. The above content is for reference and communication only, if there is any inappropriateness, welcome to correct criticism.
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