Apistan (Canada)

Manufacturer: Wellmark

Anti-varroa Mite Strips

Agricultural

Kills Varroa, not the Honey Bee

No-Mess Application

GUARANTEE:

Fluvalinate-tau

10.25%

REGISTRATION NO. 23023 PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS ACT

Read The Label Before Using

Keep Out Of Reach Of Children

Directions For Use

Wear Chemical Resistant Gloves When Handling The Strips. Just Before Application, Remove The Required Number Of Apistan Strips From The Pouch. Unused Strips Should Remain In Original Package.

for Best Results, Use One Strip For Each 5 Frames Or Less Of Bees, In Each Brood Chamber. For Example, Hand One Strip Between Frames 3 And 4 And The Second Strip Between Frames 7 And 8, In A Ten Frame Colony. Apistan Strips Must Be In Contact With Brood Nest At All Times. For Best Chemical Distribution, Use Apistan Strips When Daytime High Temperatures Are At Least 10°c.

for Control

Remove honey supers, place APISTAN STRIPS in hives, and remove strips after a 42-day treatment period. Honey supers may be replaced after the APISTAN STRIPS have been removed. Effective varroa mite control is achieved during the treatment period. Hives are only to be treated in the spring before the first honey flow and in the fall after the last honey flow.

For Detection

Place white sticky paper below the frames (sticky side up). Remove honey supers before application of APISTAN STRIPS and do not replace until the end of the survey period. At various intervals, check for Varroa on withdrawn white, sticky paper from below the frames. Remove strips from the hive within 7 days and replace the honey supers.

Precautions

KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. Wear chemical resistant gloves when handling strips. Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water after removing gloves. Harmful if swallowed. Do not expose honey intended for human consumption directly to APISTAN STRIPS. Do not re-use strips. Fluvalinate-tau is toxic to fish. Do not contaminate aquatic systems with fluvalinate-tau by storage or disposal of Apistan Anti-Varroa Mite Strips.

First Aid

IF INGESTED - Contact a physician or poison control centre immediately. IF ON SKIN - Wash affected area thoroughly with soap and water. Take container, label or product name and Pest Control Registration Number with you when seeking medical attention.

Toxicological Information

Treat symptomatically.

Storage

Keep strips in original, unopened package until ready to use. Do not store in direct sunlight. Do not store unused strips in anything other than the original package. Do not store near pesticides or chemical substances that could contaminate the strips and result in bee toxicity. Do not contaminate food, feed or water by the storage and/or disposal of this product.

Disposal

Do not re-use strips or empty packages. Make the empty package unsuitable for future use. Dispose of the package and used strips in accordance with provincial requirements. Open-burning of Apistan Anti-Varroa Mite Strips is prohibited. For information on the disposal of unused, unwanted product, contact the manufacturer or the provincial regulatory agency. Contact the manufacturer and the provincial regulatory agency in case of spill, and for clean-up of spills.

Notice To User

This control product is to be used only in accordance with the directions on this label. It is an offence under the Pest Control Products Act to use a control product under unsafe conditions.

Notice To Buyer

Seller's guarantee shall be limited to the terms set out on the label and subject thereto, the buyer assumes the risk to persons or property arising from the use or handling of this product and accepts the product on that condition.

APISTAN is a registered trademark of Wellmark International.

Wellmark International, 100 Stone Road West, Suite 111, Guelph ON N1G 5L3

1-800-263-2740

10 PACKS OF 10 EACH	0206
100 STRIPS (600 g)	0206

Nac No.

12410011