Varroa treatment using Oxalic Acid

Via the Kent Beekeeper’s Association Newsletter I learned of an interesting article on the effectiveness of three methods of Varroa treatment using Oxalic Acid. This study, published on Thursday 17 December 2015 in the Journal of Apicultural Research, shows that two of the three methods used cause harm to bee colonies, resulting in reduced winter survival.
The article can be found on the University of Sussex’s website here
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/alumni/newsandfeatures/news?id=33556