Smoke Cannon to handle the bees from mites and diseases

Smoke Cannon for the treatment of bee mite – instruction.

Treatment of bee mite gun-smoke has long been one of the favorite and most common methods of combating mites in bee, and progressive treatment of such ailments, how varroatoz.

This disease is so dangerous for insects, in most cases it entails death.

To prevent the death of insects, beekeepers trying to use modern and advanced facilities: Chemical and natural, strips of drug and more.

Smoke Cannon among all the other shows very good results. Therefore, treatment of bees this unit is becoming increasingly popular not only among beginning-beekeeping, but among experienced.

1. Gun smoke Varomor
2. During the operation of the smoke-gun
3. The main stages of Varamoru
4. When the processing
5. Personal protection rules
6. Smoke Cannon own hands: is it possible?
7. Instructions for creating unit
8. Care gun

Gun smoke Varomor

Beautiful modern device, showing good results in the treatment of bee mite.

The principle of operation of the unit practically coincides with the action of chimney, but has a precise direction and saves the cost of the drug.

Virtually every specialty store can offer this product to purchase.

Completeness of the most modern and economic structure next:

1. candle;
2. pump installation;
3. storage tank, designed to his room in the medical composition;
4. instigators temperature;
5. tank lid;
6. handle pumping unit;
7. Nozzle;
8. switch gas supply;
9. the midst;
10. bolt, designed to regulate the supply of drugs;
11. filter;
12. Clamping ring on the tank.

The total weight of the structure smoke-guns – close 2 kilogram.

To understand the principle of the gun just enough. All processing is based on heating to temperatures drug, at which the evaporation of the liquid.

Under the proportions solution, in pairs, issued gun, is a large concentration of drug annoying elements.

During the operation of the smoke-gun

If more detailed work to consider Varamor, then there are several main stages of his actions.

Medication for treatment is fed through a tube, that a certain area is shaped spiral.

This place is heated using gas in the flask to a temperature, where the tube goes couples.

Varamor struggling not only with mites, but other parasites wins, which can be arranged in a nest.

Can also be used to combat mold and dampness in the hive.

The design of the unit allows you to easily operate it alone.

Collect all the parts together and pour medication should only outdoors or indoors with good ventilation.

It is forbidden to smoke or drink alcohol while using Varamor, and approach the open fire.

Most will, If you use personal protection against toxic vapors in a special respirator.

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With proper use and dosage compliance unit does not exceed the allowable value and makes process quality, without harming bees.

The main stages of Varamoru

1. Submit gas, ignite the burner, then slowly begin to file the drug with a special pen on Varamori.
2. After these manipulations drug enters the tube to spiral, where it is heated. Since the outlet comes in the form of steam (smoke).
3. By pressing on the handle can be adjusted drug supply (Standard size set within one milliliter).
4. Outlet tubes must enter about 3 cm eye hive and produce steam supply in this way.
5. On one hive should release two smoke, ie press twice – for chemicals, five cubes – for oxalic acid and thymol.
6. After submitting the required number of smoke tube is removed from the eye and beekeeper moves to the next house.

When the processing

The first processing bee gun-smoke produced by mites in early summer.

Repeat the procedure only after, as the latter will be held pumping honey.

All this is done in order, that on honeycomb missed chemical, as it has a toxic effect on the human body.

Best time – this evening.

This choice is not just: just all the bees, including laborers, gather in the hive at night.

If the work of gun-smoke occurs in calm, calm weather, it can not cover notch.

Otherwise, when there is rain or strong wind, should close them around 20 minutes.

When the hive is brood, it will be important to take breaks during processing.

Smoke produced in two equal portions measures Downtime 10 minutes, then break for the day and Reprocessing.

The entire procedure takes 4 days. This procedure will help deal with mites, which can be arranged in the brood.

As for the fall re-processing, then fumigating smoke-gun should be held at or below 2 degrees and no higher 8 C.

This temperature regime will crush those ticks, who left the body of the bee, but still crawling in the notch.

Personal protection rules when working with Varamor

When working with the machine it is important to thoroughly follow all the rules of operation – This will help protect yourself and your bees from unwanted consequences.

Also read the instructions for each drug, you use for, to comply with dosage and order processing.

Be sure to read the rules of operation of devices, running on gas and fully follow them.

In no case do not use smoke-gun, if you know or notice, it is broken.

This may cause some negative consequences: injury or poisoning.

The use of personal protective equipment (respirator) minimize the impact on the beekeeper chemicals.

The treatment should be carried out in the wind.

Keep the unit needed in farm buildings, where there is no food and the animals.

This structure is well ventilated and have a constant flow of fresh air.

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In case of failure to Varamor, store-bought, be sure to contact the service center and do not want to remove it yourself.

Smoke Cannon own hands: is it possible?

The type of gun smoke Varamor, designed to processing of bee mite, can be made with your own hands.

All parts can be purchased at specialty stores or on the market.

But the need for making lathe tools and the ability to work with them. If you do not know how – a specialist.

so, for the construction of smoke gun to handle bees need their own hands:

1. Candle. Has proven "Topeks". Having p'yezopidpalu – the main selection criteria.
2. Capacity to fill drugs (can come in plastic container 200 ml).
3. Fuel pump (can be taken from old Soviet car – "Cossack", "Moskvich" and "Lada").
4. Bolt, which will regulate the supply of smoke from cannon.
5. Kolb spark arrester and kraskoraspylitelem, you can also borrow in the old Soviet model cars or to buy car.
6. Nozzles and Fittings.
7. Cartridges with gas, which can be changed.
8. union.
9. Boltiki, cogs, adjustable wrench.
10. Brakes 4-millimeter tube

Instructions for creating unit

In the fuel pump is made of copper tubes. They must be removed. This can be done, them well rozhytavshy.

Further threaded tubes should be cut in order, To insert the sleeve.

If you have no experience turning operations, then refer to the master: it's inexpensive, but the work will be done qualitatively, because tubes made of duralumin.

To ensure the tightness and better grip, to insert the tube in place should the union wind fumlentu.

A similar procedure is carried out and the outlet for steam.

In the Union, that is put on output pair, should be removed from the inner chamfer part.

By such manipulation will ensure a tight end fastening brake tubes.

The most up, but rather part, which is closer to the spark arrester, should form in a spiral on 5 turns.

Be sure to consider the fact, the diameter of the helix should not exceed the size of the bulb spark, since it is part of. It should be less on 0,1 cm.

The best place to put a spiral – this is the end of the bulb spark, as this area requires maximum filament, and when this version will be the best sublimation.

At the end of the nozzle tube contained, which can be borrowed in the old gas hot plate.

Gas bottle should be placed in the burner. Further flask spark worked out holes.

As usual bulbs you can use a small sheet of tin, which with the help of any given object oval shape needed.

Hold them best by drilling. After you weld the front plate and carry it to the tube opening.

From the back of the set clutch. Its diameter should match well with bulb.

The surface of the flange is also necessary nasverlyty, but there must have threaded holes.

It is used for fixing the bulb with bolts.

Spout burner extends above the flange around 1 cm.

For, to be able to regulate the supply of drugs into the tube, need to make a hole in laptsi fuel pump and insert the bolt back, which mentioned above.

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All parts are collected together and your ready to smoke Cannon!

Care gun

To you made or acquired unit worked well for a long time should observe good care of him.

Always after each treatment bees details and thoroughly rinse the flask.

All liquid, remains inside, zakrystalizuvatysya can and score system and fuel pump, This will lead to failure.

It is good practice may be run through kerosene – it provides lubrication and protection of parts from destruction, and vinegar cope with several layers and scum.

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Do not disassemble the device without the need, because the entire structure is quite tight.