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Apidologie
Volume 30, Number 1, 1999
Page(s) 37 - 41
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:19990105
Apidologie 30 (1999) 37-41
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19990105

Tau-fluvalinate content of Apistan® strips

Mark F. Feldlaufer

USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Bee Research Laboratory, Bldg 476, BARC-East, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA

Abstract - The tau-fluvalinate content of 13 lot numbers of Apistan® strips was determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The average percent tau-fluvalinate in strips from each lot number ranged from 9.95 to 10.64 %, which falls within the range specified in the Confidential Statement of Formula (CSF) on file with the Environmental Protection Agency. It is not likely that the reduced efficacy in parasitic mite (Varroa jacobsoni) control reported in certain areas of the US is due to the tau-fluvalinate content of Apistan® strips. © Inra/DIB/AGIB/Elsevier, Paris


Key words: tau-fluvalinate content / Apistan® / liquid chromatography / Apistan® resistance