AGENT ACARICIDE POUR LE DIAGNOSTIC ET LA LUTTE CONTRE LES ECTOPARASITES DES ABEILLES

The invention relates to a novel agent for the diagnosis and control of mites which are harmful to honey bees, which agent contains azoxybenzene as active substance and can be used for protecting the honey bees. It is the aim and object of the invention to develop a novel, effective agent for controlling mites on honey bees which is equally good or superior to known acaricides and which prevents the performance of the honey bees from being affected. It has been found that, in contrast to most other acaricides, the acaricidal active substance azoxybenzene kills the ectoparasitic mites Varroa jacobsoni and Acarapis woodi in the vapour phase while being non-toxic to honey bees and not forming residues. LA PRESENTE INVENTION CONCERNE UN AGENT ACARICIDE.CET AGENT SE COMPOSE DE 20 A 50 EN POIDS D'AZOXYBENZENE, LE RESTANT ETANT COMPOSE DE SOLVANTS ORGANIQUES ET D'UN PRODUIT TENSIO-ACTIF POUR COMPLETER JUSQU'A 100.APPLICATION AU DIAGNOSTIC ET A LA LUTTE CONTRE LES ECTOPARASITES DES ABEILLES.