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Wax Moths and treatment


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jamietJul 22, 2007 7:13am
*EDIT*
Here is a source for a powdered form of Bt aizawai, which
is the same as Certan/B401. I think it's aka Xentari.
beesource.com/forums/showthread.php [beesource.com/forums/showthread.php]

Heres a link to the info
strawberry.ifas.ufl.edu/chemicalinfo/xentari.pdf [strawberry.ifas.ufl.edu/chemicalinfo/xentari.pdf]

This is the information I have found so far on a product called Certan ( B401 ) =
Bacillus thuringiensis aizawai which is a treatment for Wax Moths:
epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/ingredients/factsheets/ [epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/ingredients/factsheets/]
factsheet_006494.htm
SUMMARY
Bacillus thuringiensis aizawai strain NB200 is a naturally occurring bacterium that is toxic to many moth larvae. No harm to humans or the environment is expected from use of Bacillus thuringiensis aizawai strain NB200 as a pesticide active ingredient.
Archived Discussions about Certan ( B401 ):
beesource.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-198950.html [beesource.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-198950.html]
beesource.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-200755.html [beesource.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-200755.html]
nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/pathogens/bacteria.html [nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/pathogens/bacteria.html]
B401 or Certan for $19.25 @
beeworks.com/catalog/index.php [beeworks.com/catalog/index.php]&
products_id=18
B401 previously known as Certan is the only known preventive against Wax Moth. A form of BT or Bacillus Thuringiensis formulated to kill the larvae when it tries to feed on the comb. Use 1-19 water in a pressure sprayer will treat 120 frames in storage. Will not harm you, honey or the bees. Well worth the expense to keep those valuable frames free of damage.
vita-europe.com/en/products/b401.htm [vita-europe.com/en/products/b401.htm]
B 401 (also known as Certan) is a safe and environmentally friendly product based on a concentrated solution of Bacillus thuringiensis, a microorganism. B401 is used after the honey harvest, when the frames are stored. A single application will provide 100% efficacy against wax moth right up to the installation of the frames again the following season. As B401 only kills young wax moth larvae, it must be used as a preventative, before the combs are infested.

web page of interest:
beeworks.com/informationcentre/wax_moth.html [beeworks.com/informationcentre/wax_moth.html]

domestikaJul 29, 2007 6:03pm
Wow, that's a thorough piece of link research! Here in Canada, so far, we've been able to control wax moth fairly well simply by storing surplus equipment in an unheated building over the winter. Of course, they can do some damage in the "shoulder seasons" when the temperature isn't consistently below freezing... so this looks interesting. Wasn't someone floating a theory that Bt played some part in Colony Collapse Disorder, though? A different kind of Bt, maybe? Or was that theory disproved, like so many others the past few months? If anyone's got solid info, I'd be rather interested...

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jamietJul 30, 2007 2:56am
Hmmm, I never heard about BT and CCD. I'd love to see the article, as I just ordered some BT.
Someone said the reason they stopped selling it in the USA was: why would they want sell something that was almost a cure, when they can make more money off the treatment?


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