Device for treatment of honey-bees against varroa jacobsoni

Abstract

The invention relates primarily to a method for treating honeybees infected with Varroa Jacobsoni mites, in which the medicine required for the treatment is dropped onto an electrically heated surface placed in a closed glass bulb, converted into a flue gas in the glass bulb, and then blown into the beehive. The invention also relates to the treatment device required for implementing the method, which consists of a closed glass bulb (3), a heating surface (4) placed therein, and a dosing dropper (2) placed above the heating surface (4). An inlet pipe (1) for conveying the flue gas to the bees is connected to the glass bulb (3), and a blower device, preferably a rubber pump (8), for blowing fresh air into the glass bulb (3). à

Description

The invention relates to a method for the chemical treatment of honey bees infected primarily with Varroa Jacobsoni mites, as well as a treatment device for implementing the method. The Asian bee mite (Varroa Jacobsoni) is a parasitic parasite of the honey bee family, the spread of which, according to the experience of recent decades, has remained uncontrollable worldwide, even despite the most radical measures. Due to incomplete biological knowledge and complicated conditions, mechanical and chemical treatments with varying degrees of success became widespread. Mechanical treatment can be found, for example, in the description with registration number HU 1860679, the essence of which is that the covered testicular follicle infected with mites is removed from the spleen cell with a specially designed, fork-like pointed extraction tool. This solution is time-consuming and its effectiveness is debatable. In some of the various chemical treatments, the active ingredient enters the mite's body by first feeding the poison to the bees, and the mite sucks it out of the bees' body fluids. In the other solution, the active ingredient is delivered to the hive in the form of a gas. In the solution developed in our country, the active ingredient is dropped onto a piece of easily flammable impregnated paper, then this piece of paper is lit and thrown into the closed beehive. This way, the medicinal active ingredient is distributed in the beehive along with the smoke and exerts its effect. Procedures for making incense strips can be found in the descriptions with registration numbers HU 196905 and HU 196905. The disadvantage of this solution is that, on the one hand, when the paper is ignited, a smoke gas harmful to health is produced, which the person performing the treatment also involuntarily inhales, and on the other hand, the impregnated, ignited piece of paper thrown into the hive often goes out or only partially burns. Thus, the amount of chemical to be delivered to the hive is inaccurate, and the treatment often remains ineffective. (And how effective the treatment was is only revealed after weeks.) My invention aims to eliminate the above shortcomings, i.e. to implement a treatment for bees, primarily against Varroa Jacobsoni mites, which is harmless to the person performing the treatment and the active ingredient can be administered precisely in the desired amount. The invention was led by the realization that if I drip the active ingredient onto a glowing surface in a closed space and blow on it, I can deliver the treatment material to the hive without creating smoke. According to my invention, the task set must be solved by dropping the medicine required for the treatment onto an electrically heated surface placed in a closed glass bulb, converting it into a flue gas in the glass bulb, and then blowing it into the beehive. The invention also provides a handling device suitable for implementing the process, which consists of a closed glass bulb, an electric heating surface placed therein, and a dosing-dripper placed above the heating surface. The blowing tube, which leads the flue gas to the bees, and the blowing device, which blows fresh air into the glass bulb, are connected to the glass bulb. This is preferably a rubber pump. My invention is described below with the help of a drawing and an embodiment. Figure 1 shows an embodiment of the device according to the invention. As shown in the figure, the main elements of the treatment device according to the invention are the closed glass bulb 3, the electric heating surface 4 placed therein and the dosing-dripper 2 placed above the heating surface 4. On one side of the glass bulb 3 is the blowing tube 1, which leads the flue gas to the bees, to the hive, on the other side is the hollow handle 6, to the end of which the rubber pump 8 is attached. The rubber pump 8 serves as a blowing device, with which fresh air can be supplied to the glass bulb 3. To operate the treatment device, the switch button 5 is located on the handle 6, and the low-voltage electric current arrives via the wire 7. The operation of the treatment device is very simple. The active ingredient, for example amitraz, is applied to the heating surface 4 using the dosing-dropper 2, the heating surface 4 is electrically heated by pressing the switch button, and then the active ingredient is delivered to the beehive through the injection tube 1 using the rubber pump 8. The treatment device according to the invention is simple, easy to handle, ensures accurate dosing of the active ingredient, and protects the operator from harmful fumes. A preferred embodiment of the invention has been described above and in the accompanying drawing. Based on this teaching, a person skilled in the art will be able to implement numerous modifications within the scope of the invention, which do not affect the scope of protection.

Claims

PATENT CLAIMS 1. Method for treating honeybees primarily infected with Varroa Jacobsoni mites, characterized in that the drug required for the treatment is dropped onto an electrically heated surface placed in a closed glass bulb, converted into a flue gas in the glass bulb, and then blown into the beehive.

2. A treatment device for treating honeybees primarily infected with the Varroa Jacobsoni mite, characterized in that it consists of a closed glass bulb (3), a heating surface (4) placed therein, and a dosing-dripper (2) placed above the heating surface (4); an inlet pipe (1) for conveying the flue gas to the bees is connected to the glass bulb (3), and a blowing device, preferably a rubber pump (8), for blowing fresh air into the glass bulb (3).