since 1995

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Associates – Distributors – Sources of Acid:

Cost of Treatment: Find the cost of 1 litre of 85% acid and add it to the cost of 5 pads. After thinning to 65%, this will treat two hives with three half pads in the fall and two in the spring. Divide by 2 for the cost per hive per year.

Regulations and Policies:
Use of 65% formic acid was allowed in 1994 under C94-05 which exempted the use of formic acid in beehives from pesticide regulations; a most sensible decision ever made by the government. We used formic acid in many ways of application as the methods were approved. Applications have been dry or prefilled and sold Mitewipes, MiteGone, and MiteAway. In 2005 MiteAway applied for an entirely unnecessary registration by PMRA in an attempt to corner the market and asked for a discontinuation of C94-05. It caused a great uproar and opposition from the whole industry including the professional apiculturist because MiteAway’s performance is limited and C94-05 was retained. Click to view and print the MiteAway Evaluation. In 2007, MiteAway launched another attempt, contacting PMRA to prohibit the sale of any prefilled applicators to others without registration. As of now it is illegal to sell prefilled products without registration. Prefilled products are expensive as they require dangerous goods transport. MiteGone will solve this by offering the ready-to-fill-and-use dry kits.

• Associate Program

• Proposed Scheduling of 65% Formic Acid C94_05
  A most sensible decision exempting formic acid from most pesticide regulations.