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Topic: oxalic acid

Oxalic Acid Dribble and Sublimation Updates

  Update 28 Oct 2018 Beekeeper Nick Kingan let me know that there’s a nice livestock syringe available from Tractor Supply that can be adjusted to dispense 5 mL per squeeze.  I find the squeezing of this sort of syringe to be tiring to my hand if I’m treating a large number of hives, but...

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Extended-release oxalic acid for varroa management

Extended-release oxalic acid for varroa management Updated 31 March 2026 Legality of use The question that I posed to the EPA is whether it actually had any legal justification for regulating the preparation and application of oxalic acid by beekeepers for their own use.  Both New Zealand and Canada allow beekeepers to prepare their own...

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