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Thymol

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In the 1990s, the Bee Research Centre took part in a screening programme testing the potential effectiveness of over 100 essential oils and essential oil components against the varroa mite. Although sage, hyssop and thyme oils proved interesting, only thymol has been used in acaricide products. Thymol treatments require little effort, and there are a variety of preparations on the market. The advantages and drawbacks of thymol use are listed in the articles "Apilife VAR: A new varroacide with thymol as the main ingredient" and "THYMOVAR for Varroa control".

Use of essential oils for the control of Varroa jacobsoni (Oud.) in honey bee colonies (PDF, 1 MB, 20.01.2017)
A. Imdorf, S. Bogdanov, R. Ibáñez Ochoa, N. W. Calderone (1999)

Publikationen Carlotta Sartori

Shani N., Stoffers H., Jakob E., Sartori C., Haldemann J., Aeschlimann T., Fehér N.
Les phages dans la fabrication de fromage.
In: Formation continue CASEI (NE). 3 décembre, Hrsg. CASEI, La Brévine (CH). 2024.

Shani N., Stoffers H., Jakob E., Sartori C., Haldemann J., Aeschlimann T., Fehér N.
Phagen in der Käserei.
In: Weiterbildung CASEI (Bern). 26. November, Hrsg. CASEI, Zollikofen (CH). 2024.
weitere Sprachen: französisch

Shani N., Stoffers H., Jakob E., Sartori C., Haldemann J., Aeschlimann T., Fehér N.
Les phages dans la fabrication du fromage.
In: Fomration continue JU/JU-BE. 12 novembre, Hrsg. CASEI, Corgémont (CH). 2024.

Arias E. M., Haldemann J., Sartori C., Fehér N.
Mikrobiom auf der Oberfläche von Käse.
In: 13. Swiss Cheese Awards. 4. Oktober, Hrsg. Fromarte / Swiss Cheese Marketing, Lugano. 2024.
weitere Sprachen: französisch | italienisch | englisch

Haldemann J., Sartori C., Arias E. M., Fehér N.
Fettsirtenkultur.
In: 13. Swiss Cheese Awards. 4. Oktober, Hrsg. Fromarte / Swiss Cheese Marketing, Lugano. 2024.
weitere Sprachen: französisch | italienisch | englisch

Haldemann J., Sartori C., Arias E. M., Fehér N.
Rohmischkultur.
In: 13. Swiss Cheese Awards. 4. Oktober, Hrsg. Fromarte / Swiss Cheese Marketing, Lugano. 2024.
weitere Sprachen: französisch | italienisch | englisch

Sesso L., Vanzetti T., Weber J., Vaccani M., Riva Scettrini P., Sartori C., Ivanovic I., Romanò A., Bodmer M., Bacciarini L.N., Struchen R., Steiner A., Graber H.U.
District-wide herd sanitation and eradication of intramammary Staphylococcus aureus genotype B infection in dairy herds in Ticino, Switzerland.
Journal of Dairy Science, 107, (10), 2024, 8299-8312.

Haldemann J., Sartori C.
Macchie nere nel formaggio causate dal bismuto.
In: Giornata del latte 2024. 1. marzo, Cugnasco-Gerra (CH). 2024, 1-27.

Bachmann HP., Sartori C., Graber H. U.
Sicherheit und Qualität von Rohmilchkäse: zwei Seiten derselben Medaille.
In: Jahressitzung Agroscope - Emmentaler Switzerland 2023. 23. November, Agroscope Liebefeld (CH). 2023, 1-25.

Leuenberger A., Sartori C., Boss R., Resch G., Oechslin F., Steiner A., Moreillon Ph., Graber H. U.
Genotypes of Staphylococcus aureus: On-farm epidemiology and the consequences for prevention of intramammary infections.
Journal of Dairy Science, 102, (4), 2019, 3295-3309.

Sartori C., Perreten V., Ivanovic I., Härdi-Landerer M. C., Graber H. U.
Lack of intramammary niche recolonization during a sanitation program for the contagious mastitis pathogen Staphylococcus aureus genotype B.
Journal of Dairy Science, 101, (9), 2018, 8296-8300.

Sartori C., Boss R., Bodmer M., Leuenberger A., Ivanovic I., Graber H. U.
Sanitation of Staphylococcus aureus genotype B-positive dairy herds: A field study.
Journal of Dairy Science, 101, (8), 2018, 6897-6914.

van den Borne B. H. P., Graber H. U., Voelk V., Sartori C., Steiner A., Haerdi-Landerer M. C., Bodmer M.
A longitudinal study on transmission of Staphylococcus aureus genotype B in Swiss communal dairy herds.
Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 136, 2017, 65-68.

Sartori C., Boss R., Ivanovic I., Graber H. U.
Development of a new real-time quantitative PCR assay for the detection of Staphylococcus aureus genotype B in cow milk, targeting the new gene adlb.
Journal of Dairy Science, 100, (10), 2017, 1-12.

Voelk V., Graber H. U., van den Borne B. H. P., Sartori C., Steiner A., Bodmer M., Haerdi-Landerer M. C.
A longitudinal study investigating the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus genotype B in seasonally communal dairy herds.
Journal of Dairy Science, 97, (7), 2014, 4184-4192.

Apilife VAR: A new varroacide with thymol as the main ingredient (PDF, 103 kB, 20.01.2017)
A. Imdorf, S. Bogdanov, V. Kilchenmann, C. Maquelin (1994)

"THYMOVAR" for Varroa control (PDF, 75 kB, 27.01.2017)
F. Bollhalder (1998)


Although the use of thymol leads to residues in the wax and honey, these are negligible from a toxicological viewpoint. Since about 2008 the use of thymol-based products has been declining in Switzerland, and beekeepers making use of these products have tended to experience greater winter losses than those using e.g. formic acid.

Thymol residues in wax and honey after Apilife VAR treatment (PDF, 757 kB, 14.09.2016)
S. Bogdanov, A. Imdorf, V. Kilchenmann (1998) 

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