Queen isolator for 2 Frames Langstroth

* NEW *

Frames are 459 x 55 x 249 mm (Length x Width x Height) with supporting arms bringing total length to 481 mm

Galvanized

Wire spacing ca. 4.3mm, with cover lid (lenght 481mm)

U-shaped

Suitable for creating artificial brood breaks and for varroa control programs

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By placing the queen in a frame isolator cage for a period of 24 days and removing 3 frames at intervals it is possible to capture approx. 90% of varroa mites at both phoretic and reproductive stages.

BIOLOGY:
Placing the queen in an isolator cage, for the period of 24 days will set a trap for the mites to get caught inside. While the brood outside of the isolator cage is progressively emerging, so are varroa mites. The phoretic mites will want to reproduce at 5-6 days for males and 7-8 days for the females. Mating can only occur in the brood cell.

Varroa are attracted to get caught in the only available open brood cells inside of the isolator. Mites are blind - they orientate via smell of open brood and pheromones.

TIMING:
This method can be used at any time. By appropriately implementing it to your own hive management system at the right time will result in the successful application.

RECOMMENDED:
Late summer application Isolating queen three weeks before the end of the last honey flow, will result in an 20% honey yield increase. The honey is gathered in the brood box which is an advantage, as afterwards queen has less space to lay and mites have less space to
reproduce. Less feeding is required. Bees will live longer and are much better suited
to survive the winter as there is lees brood to nurse, mites are reduced, and viruses
can no longer be transmitted.