Varroa Treatment | Aluen CAP | Slow Release Oxalic Acid Strips |

Aluen CAP is a slow-release oxalic acid strip treatment designed for controlling Varroa destructor in honey bee colonies

What it is & how it works

• Active ingredient: Oxalic acid dihydrate
• Each strip contains ~10 g oxalic acid in a slow-release matrix
• Works via contact transfer as bees walk over strips and distribute it
• Duration: ~42 days continuous release

👉 Unlike dribble or vaporisation, it keeps working across multiple brood cycles, catching mites as they emerge.

Dosage & placement

Standard Australian permit directions:

• 8–10 frame hive: 4 strips
• 5–6 frame nuc: 2 strips

Placement:

• Lay strips across top bars of brood frames (e.g. frames 2, 4, 6, 8)
• Must be in the active brood area

Duration:

• Leave in hive 42 days, then remove and discard

• ❗ Use only once per year
• ❗ Do NOT use in consecutive treatment periods

🍯 Honey & residue

• 0-day withholding after strip removal
• Leaves no detectable residues in honey/wax when used correctly

👉 Big advantage vs amitraz strips.

• Works with brood present (major advantage in Australia)
• Continuous exposure improves mite knockdown over time
• Organic acid → low resistance risk
• Simple: one install + one removal

⚠️ Safety

• Oxalic acid is corrosive/irritant
• Wear:
  • Gloves
  • Eye protection
  • Protective clothing
• Discard unused strips within 24 hours of opening