Coumaphos
Encyclopedia
Coumaphos is a non-volatile, fat-soluble phosphorothioate with ectoparasiticide
properties: it kills insects and mites. It is well known under manufacturer brand-names as a dip or wash, used on farm and domestic animals to control ticks, mites, flies and fleas. http://www.vetcontact.com/en/art.php?a=52&t=
It is also used to control varroa mites
in honey bee
colonies, though in many areas it is falling out of favor as the varroa develop resistance
and as the residual toxicity effects are becoming better understood.http://www.apidologie.org/index.php?option=com_article&access=standard&Itemid=129&url=/articles/apido/abs/2010/03/m09141/m09141.html
In Australia
, its registration as suited to home veterinary
use was cancelled by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority in June 2004 after the manufacturer failed to show that it was safe for use on pets. http://www.apvma.gov.au/chemrev/coumaphos.shtml
Ectoparasiticide
An ectoparasiticide is an antiparasitic drug used in the treatment of ectoparasitic infestations.An example is lindane....
properties: it kills insects and mites. It is well known under manufacturer brand-names as a dip or wash, used on farm and domestic animals to control ticks, mites, flies and fleas. http://www.vetcontact.com/en/art.php?a=52&t=
It is also used to control varroa mites
Diseases of the honeybee
- Varroa mites :Varroa destructor and Varroa jacobsoni are parasitic mites that feed off the bodily fluids of adult, pupal and larval bees.Varroa mites can be seen with the naked eye as a small red or brown spot on the bee's thorax....
in honey bee
Honey bee
Honey bees are a subset of bees in the genus Apis, primarily distinguished by the production and storage of honey and the construction of perennial, colonial nests out of wax. Honey bees are the only extant members of the tribe Apini, all in the genus Apis...
colonies, though in many areas it is falling out of favor as the varroa develop resistance
Drug resistance
Drug resistance is the reduction in effectiveness of a drug such as an antimicrobial or an antineoplastic in curing a disease or condition. When the drug is not intended to kill or inhibit a pathogen, then the term is equivalent to dosage failure or drug tolerance. More commonly, the term is used...
and as the residual toxicity effects are becoming better understood.http://www.apidologie.org/index.php?option=com_article&access=standard&Itemid=129&url=/articles/apido/abs/2010/03/m09141/m09141.html
In Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, its registration as suited to home veterinary
Veterinarian
A veterinary physician, colloquially called a vet, shortened from veterinarian or veterinary surgeon , is a professional who treats disease, disorder and injury in animals....
use was cancelled by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority in June 2004 after the manufacturer failed to show that it was safe for use on pets. http://www.apvma.gov.au/chemrev/coumaphos.shtml