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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)

Millet research in Switzerland and millet processing into products other than dehulled grains and flakes.

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Hiltbrunner J., Gustodis G., Kessler HG., Klein S., Kölliker R., Loschi M., Müller N., Narciso JO., Ramseier H., Rumler R., Schmid T., Schönlechner R., Suarez DA., Vonlanthen T.

Millet research in Switzerland and millet processing into products other than dehulled grains and flakes.

In: International Millet Conference : Promoting Millet throung interdisciplinary research: New varieties and new markets for a better Tomorrow!. 1-3 August, Ed. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Rutgers University, North American Millets Alliance (eds: Dipak Santra and Sanjib Bhuyan), Gering,. 2023, 21-22.

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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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