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    Determining the efficacy of flumethrin (Varostop® ) against to Varroa destructor in honey bee colonies in fall season
    (Uludağ Üniversitesi, 2010) Girişgin, Ahmet Onur; Aydın, Levent; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Veterinerlik Fakültesi/Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı.
    This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of flumethrin (Varostop® ) preparation against the honey bee parasite Varroa destructor, in an apiary located in Bursa province of Turkey, during September and November 2009. Study was covered totally 14 colonies living in Langstroth type hives which 7 of which were treatment and 7 untreated control. Varroacidal effectiveness of flumethrin (Varostop® ) was determined with Henderson-Tilton’s Formula based on the difference of mite burden on bees before and after treatments at the end of four weeks. The treatment resulted a 94.9 % efficacy in infested colonies when compared with control ones and efficacy indicates that Varostop® is effective to Varroosis in naturally infested honey bee colonies in fall season.