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  • by Rob Pollock

Are Craftsman and DeWalt Batteries Interchangeable? (No, and the $25 Adapter That Fixes It)

Craftsman V20 and DeWalt 20V MAX batteries are the same voltage from the same parent company, and they still do not fit each other’s tools. Here is why, the $25 adapter that fixes it, and which Craftsman pack to use on an InstantVap.

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  • by Lorob Bees

Apivar 2.0 and Absconding: What Beekeepers Are Reporting This Fall, and How to Keep It From Happening to You

Beekeepers are reporting absconding and adult bee loss after Apivar 2.0 in hot weather, and a multi-university trial is on the way. What the public reports have in common, what the label says, what to do if the strips are already in your hives, and why the cool season the thread is waiting for is oxalic acid’s season.

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Honey Bee Diseases: A Field Guide – Lorob Bees Oxalic Acid Talk
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Honey Bee Diseases: A Field Guide to What Kills Colonies, and What Just Looks Like It

Most honey bee disease is a varroa problem wearing a different name. A field guide to the pests and diseases you will actually meet, what each one looks like on the frame, and how to tell a primary disease from a mite-driven collapse.

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Lorob Bees is the primary US seller of the InstantVap, the cordless oxalic acid vaporizer for bees that runs on the 18V or 20V tool battery you already own. Every unit is checked, shipped and serviced from our shop in Baltimore, with a two-year warranty and a phone number that reaches a beekeeper. Compare all four models on the oxalic acid vaporizers page, or stock up on EPA-registered EZ-OX oxalic acid.