Please note: CO2 Canister isn't included in the product since the International aviation security limitation.
Ensure the health of your honey bee hives with our Co2 Varroa Tester, an essential tool for beekeeping. This device offers a non-invasive, gentle method to monitor varroa mite infestations, using carbon dioxide gas to render bees and mites unconscious for easy monitoring. Our Co2 Varroa Tester is a standardized, effective method that has been shown to be as accurate as traditional alcohol wash methods.
With our Co2 Varroa Tester, you can accurately monitor varroa mite infestations and ensure the health of your honey bee colonies. Our device is easy to use and provides gentle shaking for an accurate and reliable count of varroa mites.
Our Co2 Varroa Tester is a must-have tool for sustainable beekeeping practices and effective varroa control. By regularly monitoring your hives with our device, you can prevent the spread of varroa mites and ensure the long-term health of your honey bee colonies.
Order now and add our Co2 Varroa Tester to your essential beekeeping supplies. Keep your hives healthy and thriving with our non-invasive, accurate monitoring device.
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In the CO2 method, bees and mites are rendered unconscious by exposure to carbon dioxide gas. The sample of anesthetized bees is then gently shaken in the varroa tester, causing the mites to fall from the bees and pass through the white basket’s holes. Research conducted in Europe indicates results that are similar in accuracy to those obtained by an alcohol wash.
Efficiency of Varroa monitoring methods, the benefits of standardized monitoring devices.
Ludovic de Feraudy, Dr. Ulrike Marsky & Ph.D Jiri Danihlik. - Apimondia 2019 proceeding.
If in doubt if your bees have many varroa mites, then this is the solution. You catch 200 bees from the broodframe (avoid catching the queen). Then you anesthetize them with CO2 gas. After 10-20 seconds shake the varroa counter for 10 seconds. The varroa mites are also affected by the anesthetic and will fall off the bees. So they are easy to count and it's easy to evaluate the number of mites in your hive. The anesthetized bees will wake up after a short while and returned into the hive. Easy and simple and gentle on the bees. Use 16 gram CO2 bottles (1 bottle enough for 4-6 tests).
TIP: use the CO2 dispenser gently in the beginning, since the bottle is under high pressure
Function: Varroa mite infestation check for bees
Material: Plastic
Packing: 1 set includes 1pc varroa check bottle + 1pc CO2 dispenser
Feature 1: Bee colony health
Feature 2: varroa bee
Feature 3: Sustainable beekeeping
Feature 4: Beekeeping supplies
Feature 5: Co2 varroa tester
Feature 6: apiculture
