{"product_id":"varrox-a-heavy-duty-oxalic-acid-vaporizer","title":"Varrox – A Heavy Duty Oxalic Acid Vaporizer","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"header\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"headertop\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"logo\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shoppingcart\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"contentbody\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"splitcontentarea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"splitcontentareabox\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-product\" data-product-page-preselected-id=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product-70\" class=\"product type-product post-70 status-publish first instock product_cat-uncategorized has-post-thumbnail shipping-taxable purchasable product-type-simple\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-gallery woocommerce-product-gallery--with-images woocommerce-product-gallery--columns-4 images\" data-columns=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/oxavap.com\/product\/varrox-heavy-duty-oxalic-acid-vaporizer\/#\" role=\"button\" class=\"woocommerce-product-gallery__trigger\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"View full-screen image gallery\"\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-gallery__wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-thumb=\"https:\/\/oxavap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/varrox-product-150x150.jpg\" data-thumb-alt=\"Varrox - A Heavy Duty Oxalic Acid Vaporizer\" data-thumb-srcset=\"https:\/\/oxavap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/varrox-product-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/oxavap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/varrox-product-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oxavap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/varrox-product-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oxavap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/varrox-product-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/oxavap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/varrox-product-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/oxavap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/varrox-product.jpg 1500w\" data-thumb-sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" class=\"woocommerce-product-gallery__image\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"summary entry-summary\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Outstanding Heavy Duty Oxalic Acid Vaporizer at a Great Price!!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is “One of the highest-ranked models,” and is the one you'll pass down to your son or daughter. It is manufactured in Switzerland and is now available here on OxaVap! If you have more than 10 hives or just want the very best, this is the one for you. The pan is made of stainless steel, which allows an even and controlled transfer of the heat, thus preventing the overheating of the oxalic acid. Oxalic acid that is overheated decays and builds formic acid and CO2 thus reducing efficacy very fast and significantly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vaporization of oxalic acid in beehives is a proven method of killing both Varroa \u0026amp; Tracheal mites. This vaporizer comes with “side” wings that serve to keep the vaporizer from overturning in the hive. Load the cup of the vaporizer with one gram (per brood chamber) of oxalic acid (wood bleach that you can purchase on EBay or at your Ace hardware store where it is labeled Savogran) insert it in the hive and connect it to any 12 volt car battery. The vaporization will complete in 2 1\/2 minutes. Disconnect the vaporizer and leave it in the hive for a minute more to seal in the vapors and you're finished! Remove it from the hive, DUNK in a pail of water (no need to use a wet rag or sponge (but you can)) \u0026amp; you're ready for your next hive! If any residue remains in the cup after treatment, scrape it out with a stick or other blunt object. Remember to seal the hive for 10 minutes after you remove the vaporizer to lock in the vapors. Cut pieces of foam work just great.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOxalic acid vapors only kill the mites that are on the bees (phoretic,) not in the brood. With the hive almost broodless in late fall or early winter, that is an excellent time to treat. If the outside temperature is 40 degrees (f) or above, you can safely vaporize. You want to go into winter with mite-free hives, as the main reasons for winter losses are starvation and mites!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo treat in the summer, you must complete four (4) successive treatments, five (5) days apart to vaporize the mites that are emerging in the brood. If you’ve supers on, you must also remove or place a barrier between your supers and brood nest. You can use coroplast (plastic sign material) plywood or cardboard as a barrier. You can replace the supers or remove the barrier 3 hours after treating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a little electrical ingenuity, you can connect several vaporizers to treat multiple hives at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the summer, we open drone brood to decide whether to treat. If the open drone brood contains mites, we treat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith other treatment methods, you need to purchase them over \u0026amp; over and at substantial cost. With vaporization, you have a one time cost for the vaporizer and the treatments are almost\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epennies per treatment\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore information is found at Dave Cushman's site:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"http:\/\/www.dave-cushman.net\/bee\/oxalicthorne.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dave-cushman.net\/bee\/oxalicthorne.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.dave-cushman.net\/bee\/oxalicthorne.html\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Randy Oliver's site:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"http:\/\/scientificbeekeeping.com\/oxalic-acid-heat-vaporization-and-other-methods-part-2-of-2-parts\/\" href=\"http:\/\/scientificbeekeeping.com\/oxalic-acid-heat-vaporization-and-other-methods-part-2-of-2-parts\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp:\/\/scientificbeekeeping.com\/oxalic-acid-heat-vaporization-and-other-methods-part-2-of-2-parts\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWatch the following video to see it in action:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ClobU68Ekmo?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNo heavy brood boxes to lift, no frames to pry apart. Just insert the vaporizer and treat. Easy, Simple \u0026amp; Effective!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUse appropriate protection as you should not breathe the oxalic acid fumes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"su-spoiler-title\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eDimensions\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"\u003e14″ long from where the cord attaches to the shaft to the end of the pan. The pan is 1 7\/8″ in diameter and 3\/8″ deep. The “wings” that are attached to the shaft and serve to stabilize it in the hive are 3 3\/8″ from tip to tip.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Oxavap","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45144965415091,"sku":null,"price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/5676\/2547\/files\/varrox-product.jpg?v=1763702395","url":"https:\/\/oxavap.myshopify.com\/products\/varrox-a-heavy-duty-oxalic-acid-vaporizer","provider":"OxaVap LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}