Looking for an easier alternative to vaporizing oxalic acid or mixing your own dribble with sugar syrup? Api-Bioxal RTU “Ready-to-use” removes the math and mixing, leaving you to just treat your hives. RTU is a better version of oxalic acid dribble created without a sugar syrup base, meaning the oxalic acid will stay active in hives longer. This shelf-stable formula can be stored at room temperature for at least 1 year, even after the bottle has been opened. This is because the formula contains no sugar, which can form toxic byproducts during storage and also tempts the bees to eat the treatment.
Api-Bioxal RTU has been approved by the EPA and the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. Click here to be notified when RTU is available in your state.
0.5 liter (500mL) contains approximately 10 treatments. Additional sizes include 1L which contains approximately 20 treatments and 5L which contains approximately 100 treatments.
When to use: Best when colonies are broodless, but also allowed to repeatedly apply to colonies with brood, similar to repeated oxalic acid vaporization treatments.
How apply: While wearing appropriate PPE, measure 5mL of ready-mixed solution, and then dribble directly onto the bees by squirting it between the top bars in each box. Only apply to seams between frames that are occupied by bees. A single application treats broodless overwintering colonies, swarms, packages, and other broodless colonies. Repeated applications permitted when brood is present, 7-10 days apart, up to 4 applications.
Make applying RTU even easier by pairing with Alveis' Dosa-Laif dribble bottle to quickly measure and dribble RTU in seams of bees.
Features List:
- Treatment is already mixed up at the right dose, so the product is ready-to-use. (That’s what “RTU” stands for!)
- The dose of OA has a concentration of 6.2%, higher than what is approved in homemade sugar syrup dribbles.
- And most importantly, the sugar syrup has been replaced with different food-safe and bee-safe mixers that will allow the oxalic acid to stay active in the hive for longer, without tempting the bees to eat it and potentially harm themselves.
- More stable for storage than homemade OA sugar syrup
Specifications:
- RTU has a dosage of 6.2% Oxalic Acid
- Can be stored at room-temperature for 3 years if sealed, and 1 year after the bottle has been opened. Shelf-stable.
- Recommended PPE: nylon or latex gloves and clothing that covers areas like ankles and wrists. Protective eyewear. NIOSH-approved particulate filtering facepiece respirator with any N,R, or P filter.
- Bottle Weight: 1.37 lb
