In the field

Varroa treatments

Mite counts by yard and every treatment round, with the date the strips come out and the supers can go back on.

Mite load by apiary

Last wash per hive, mites per 100 bees. Dot = yard mean, tick = worst hive.

  • Mean
  • Worst hive
  • Treat at 3.0
  1. Pukawa Mānuka Block
    2.3 / 4.1
  2. Mangakino Scrub
    2.1 / 3.4
  3. Mapara Road
    1.9 / 2.2
  4. Tihoi Pines Edge
    1.6 / 2.4
  5. Kuratau Saddle
    1.5 / 2.0
  6. Kinloch Terrace
    1.4 / 1.9
  7. Waihaha Station
    1.3 / 2.6
  8. Te Rangiita Orchard
    1.2 / 1.6
  9. Whareroa Gully
    1.1 / 1.8
  10. Hatepe Bluff
    1.0 / 1.5
  11. Waitahanui Stream
    0.9 / 1.3
  12. Broadlands Paddock
    0.8 / 1.2
  13. Oruanui Clover Flats
    0.6 / 0.9
  14. Acacia Bay Home Yard
    0.5 / 0.8

Treatment rounds

ApiaryProductHivesAppliedRemove byStatus
Pukawa Mānuka BlockOxalic acid strips419 Oct16 NovBooked
Mangakino ScrubOxalic acid strips316 Oct13 NovBooked
Kinloch TerraceOxalic acid strips1815 Sep13 OctRemove now
Waihaha StationOxalic acid strips21 Oct29 OctStrips in
Tihoi Pines EdgeThymol gel1622 Sep20 OctStrips in
Hatepe BluffFormic acid pads158 Sep22 SepCompleted
Broadlands PaddockOxalic acid strips151 Sep29 SepCompleted
Oruanui Clover FlatsThymol gel1425 Aug22 SepCompleted
Schedule a treatment roundNew round — strips stay in for 28 days.
Strips out and supers back on16 Nov 2026