Varooa mite control- Bt-Baccillus thuringiensus- Berliner

[boone]

Hello,

I am from Ohio and am new to the beekeeping world. I have read that there is an organic product out called Bacillus thuringiensus- Berliner. This product works real well on varroa mites and controls them within 3-5 days.

It is a spore compound that you put on a piece of paper and install into the hive. This product they say is safe for humans.

Has anyone heard of this and if so please let me know. I would like to find a supplier in the United States so I can purchase some for my hives. I am planning on going organic when treating my hives.

[Michael Bush]

Bacillus thuringiensus- Berliner

It is only effective on wax moths.  It is a bacteria.

http://www.beekeeping.com/swarm/b401_us.htm

I think you are looking for Metarhizium anisopliae.  It is a fungus.

http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publications.htm?SEQ_NO_115=140685

It is not on the market.  It used to be as a Termite control, but it is no longer available.

[bill]

bacilus thuringus is a bacteria that controls all kind of worms in gardening as all the gardeners know but I haver never seen it with the berliner attached to it