General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

3

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

A white synthetic lid, with a metal meshed screen.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

6.5 cm

Width

7.3 cm

Height

4.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Apiculture

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Medivet

Country

Canada

State/Province

Alberta

City

High River

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Alberta

Period

Unknown

Canada

Medivet Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is an innovative, Canadian-owned, biotechnology company specializing in the development and production of unique products to ensure honey bee health. The development of the bee shaker existed as a result of teamwork between John Williamson (Fort McLeod} and Medhat Nasr [Edmonton].The device was invented in co-operation between the Bee Inspector for the province of Alberta and the Alberta Beekeepers’ Association. A simple and easy tool ready for use in a field or beeyard.

Function

The lid allows the mites to be separated from the bees by being filtered through the screen. Varroa mite infestation is a serious problem for beekeepers and one of the contributing factors to CCD. This device offers a simple means to allow beekeepers to test their hives for infestation.

Technical

Collea sample of 300 bees from the brood nest in alcohol [windshield washer ANTIFREEZE works well]. This is about 100 ml of wet, dead bees. [1 inch or 25 mm in bottom of jar].You will have to count the bees son don't get carried away, just for the first time. Mark the jar at the level of 300 bees fro easy repeats and easy figuring. Place the dead bees in one jar and submerge under 50-100 ml of fluid. Screw the two jars together and start shaking the mites loose. Shake sideways keeping the bees as wet as possible at first and slowly rotate your wrist until the bees are in the top and the fluid and mites are in the bottom jar. The shaking process could take from 30 seconds to two minutes depending on your shaking style and effort. If your sample contained mites they will be in the bottome of the jar now and can be counted easily. If close to the treatment threshold [3% at the time of this printing] you will want to remove the separated mites from the sample and shake again to make sure that you have them all.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None.

Missing

Nothing missing.

Finish

A white synthetic lid, with a metal meshed screen.

Decoration

None.