Apistan 824 mg Bee Hive Strip

If signs of disease appear or persist then consult your veterinary surgeon or local bee
inspector.
Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary medicinal
product to animals
This product can cause skin and eye irritation.
Avoid contact with skin, mouth and eyes.
Wear gloves when handling strips.
Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water after handling strips or contaminated
clothing.
Do not smoke, drink or eat during application.
4.6 Adverse reactions (frequency and seriousness)
None.
4.7 Use during pregnancy, lactation or lay
Not applicable
4.8 Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
None known.
4.9 Amounts to be administered and administration route
Dose:
2 APISTAN strips per brood chamber per beehive.
Administration:
Strips are suspended mid-way between the brood frames so that the bees can walk on
both sides of the strip. One strip is suspended between frames 3 & 4 and the other
between frames 7 & 8 within the brood chamber.
Treatment duration 6-8 weeks, after which time the strips must be removed and disposed
of. The strips should not be removed from the hive for at least 6 weeks. Do not leave the
strips in the hive for more than 8 weeks. The treatment period should be kept as short
as possible in order to reduce the likelihood of trace residues in brood wax and to avoid
the development of mite resistance.

Revised: November 2025
MA split from NI MA following AN: 01857/2025
Small and wintering bee colonies and nuclei require one strip only, suspended through
the bee or brood cluster.
Strips should not be placed in the honey supers.
The efficacy is maximised if the product is used in late summer after the main honey
harvest (when the amount of bee brood present is diminishing). However, in the case of
severe infestations, APISTAN can be used at any time of year.
4.10 Overdose (symptoms, emergency procedures, antidotes), if necessary
No treatment specified. In case of doubt, remove product from the colony.
4.11 Withdrawal period(s)
Honey: zero days.
Do not use during honey flow.
Do not extract honey from the brood chamber.
Do not harvest honey when the treatment is in place.
To avoid accumulation of residues in wax, brood frames should be replaced with new
foundation on regular basis.
Do not recycle wax from treated colonies for use as foundation in brood or honey frames.
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