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)

Publication List

Institutional Repository Agroscope

Institutional Repository Agroscope

Publication List

Publications Séverine Gabioud Rebeaud

Gabioud Rebeaud S., Cotter P.-Y., Raemy M., Dubois S., Büchele F., Neuwald D., Monney P.
Pruning and flower thinning influence the storability of CH201/FRED® pears.
Agronomy, 15, (2), 2025, Article 493.

Gabioud Rebeaud S.
Nouvelles tendances dans la conservation des fruits à noyau.
In: Séminaire des fruits à noyau. 5 décembre, Publ. Fruit-Union Suisse / SWISSCOFEL, Bern (CH). 2024.

Gabioud Rebeaud S.
Influence of the innovative HDCold® air-cooler technology on fruit quality.
In: Postharvest. 11 November, Rotorua (NZ). 2024.

Büchele F., Gabioud Rebeaud S., Saquet A. A., Neuwald D. A.
Influence of storage conditions on the quality and physiological disorders of the pear cultivar 'CH201'.
In: XIV International Pear Symposium. 22-26 janvier, Publ. E. M. Crouch, Stellenbosch (ZA). 2024.

Gabioud Rebeaud S., Bühlmann A.
Protokoll für dynamische CA-Lagerung DCA-CF mittels Fluoreszenz.
Agroscope. Merkblatt Nr. 224, 2024, 2 pp.

Michael F., Boutry C., Cia S., Christen D., Gabioud Rebeaud S.
WP3 - Geeignete Sorten für einen reduzierten Pflanzenschutz.
In: RESO Abschlusstagung. 24. September, Flawil. 2024.

Gabioud Rebeaud S., Bühlmann A.
Optimales Erntefenster für Obst.
Agroscope. Merkblatt Nr. 223, 2024, 2 pp.
other Languages: french

Gabioud Rebeaud S., Bühlmann A.
Empfehlungen für die Obstlagerung 2024.
Agroscope. Merkblatt Nr. 222, 2024, 2 pp.
other Languages: french

Cachat-Terrettaz M., Salamin R., Cotter P.-Y., Köchli S., Gabioud Rebeaud S.
Evaluation de stratégies en pré- et post-récolte pour lutter contre les maladies d'entreposage : Synergie projets "Innostock" et "RESO".
Agroscope. 2024, 15 pp.

Naef A., Gabioud Rebeaud S.
Lentizellenfäule bei Birnen: Infektionsbiologie und Bekämpfung der Lagerschäden.
In: Güttinger-Tagung. 17. August, Publ. Agroscope, Güttingen. 2024, 1-9.

Gabioud Rebeaud S., Le Bourgeois A., Cotter P.-Y., Christen D.
Entreposage des fruits avec la technologie HDCOLD(R).
Vignes et Vergers, 8, 2024, 20-22.

Gabioud Rebeaud S., Cotter P.-Y., Christen D.
Qualité et conservation des abricots.
In: Fête de l'abricot. 5 juillet, Riddes, Bessarad Fruits. 2024, 1.

Gabioud Rebeaud S., Gaspoz T., Köchli S., Cachat-Terrettaz M., Salamin R., Monney P., Cotter P.-Y.
Mineral analyses as a tool for predicting CH201/FRED® susceptibility to CA-related disorders.
Agroscope. 2024, 14 pp.

Gabioud Rebeaud S.
Impact of postharvest ethylene treatment on apricots.
In: I International Symposium on Apricot and Plum. 23 April, Avignon. 2024, 1-14.

Zanella A., Ebner I., Gabioud Rebeaud S., Öttl S., Reyes-Dominguez Y.
Impact of storage technologies on epiphytic blemishes of apple fruit.
In: Proceedings of the VI International Symposium on Postharvest Pathology. 30 May, Publ. ISHS, Limassol. 2024, 51-58.

Gabioud Rebeaud S., Cotter P.-Y., Christen D.
Pre- and postharvest factors influence CA-related disorders on the new pear cultivar ‘CH201’.
In: XIII Int. Controlled and Modified Atmosphere Research Conference CAMA 2021. Publ. ISHS, Leuven. 2024, 55-64.

Monney P., Gabioud Rebeaud S., Cotter P.-Y., Christen D.
Influence of rootstocks on yield, fruit quality and storage potential of pear cv. ‘CH 201’.
In: ISHS pear symposium. 26 January, Stellenbosch. 2023, 1-26.

Gabioud Rebeaud S.
Grundsätze und Empfehlungen für die Gemüselagerung.
In: Erfahrungsaustausch Biogemüsebau. 22. November, online. 2023, 1-34.

Bühlmann A., Gabioud Rebeaud S.
Empfehlungen für die Obstlagerung 2023.
Agroscope. Merkblatt Nr. 187, 2023, 2 pp.
other Languages: french

Gabioud Rebeaud S., Bühlmann A.
Optimales Erntefenster für Obst: Empfohlene Werte 2023.
Agroscope. Merkblatt Nr. 188, 2023, 2 pp.
other Languages: french

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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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