Varroa Tracker — Offline Mite Management
Monitor varroa mite levels and schedule treatments without internet. Free for up to 15 hives.
Amitraz is no longer reliable everywhere. The rotation matters more than the count.
USDA ARS 2026 confirmed amitraz resistance across most mites from collapsed colonies, and the French Y215H genetic marker (PMC 11203491) means the label can now be verified in a lab — not just inferred from field failure. Nature Sci Rep 2026 (s41598-026-44796-8) further shows that late-season treatments underperform against amitraz-resistant populations, so counting alone is not enough: every count now needs to feed a resistance-aware rotation decision.
Norroa (EPA-registered September 2025, the first RNAi varroa product) is now tracked as a rotation slot alongside OA, Formic Pro, HopGuard, and — where sensitivity is still verified — amitraz. HiveSense logs every treatment in a per-hive rotation timeline so a Y215H-suspected mite line does not silently ride amitraz through a second and third cycle.
The summer OA broodless-window module
Six Northern-Hemisphere authorities now converge on the same deadline for summer oxalic-acid vaporization: Penn State Extension, Galena Farms, VarroaVault, Bee Simply, POMAIS, and — new for 2026 — NorCal Nectar, which pins the ideal window at August 1–15. Miss the broodless window and OA efficacy drops from ~95% to under 50% — and the mites that survive are the ones already selected for whatever chemical defense the surrounding population has been developing.
HiveSense scores the window against three signals in your own telemetry: the innermost brood-frame check you log during an inspection, colony-weight trend from a BroodMinder or BEEP scale, and brood-thermal integrity — the 92–96°F set-point drops toward ambient as brood-rearing halts. When all three agree, the app surfaces the treat-now signal and pre-fills the OA log with the 5-day Day 0 → Day 5 cadence.
Features
Offline mite counts
Record sticky board or alcohol wash counts without any connection.
Treatment scheduler
Automatic reminders for miticide applications based on seasonal thresholds.
Historical trends
View mite level trends over seasons to evaluate treatment effectiveness.
Integrated with inspections
Link mite counts to hive inspections for holistic health view.
Free tier
Track up to 15 hives at no cost.
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FAQ
What is varroa mite monitoring in 2026?
Monitoring is the sugar-roll or alcohol-wash count that tells you when mite load has crossed the treatment threshold (the standard trigger is 3 mites per 100 bees). In 2026 it is inseparable from resistance-aware rotation planning: USDA ARS 2026 confirmed amitraz resistance across most mites from collapsed colonies, and the French Y215H genetic marker (PMC 11203491) means the label can now be verified directly. Nature Sci Rep 2026 (s41598-026-44796-8) further shows that late-season treatments underperform against amitraz-resistant populations, so counting alone is not enough — every count now needs to feed a rotation decision.
Can I track mites without internet?
Yes. HiveSense stores every sugar-roll count, sticky-board reading, and treatment entry locally on WatermelonDB and calculates rotation schedules offline. Data syncs when you regain connectivity. Local-Only Mode keeps everything on-device if you prefer zero cloud traffic.
Does the app suggest treatments?
Rather than "AI recommends X," the app scores your colony against the current summer OA broodless-window (August 1–15 for the Northern Hemisphere per the 2026 SERP-wide consensus: Penn State, Galena Farms, VarroaVault, Bee Simply, POMAIS, and NorCal Nectar 2026). It fuses your latest sugar-roll count, colony-weight trend, and — if you run BroodMinder or BEEP — brood-thermal telemetry from the 92–96°F brood-rearing set-point. Norroa (the EPA-registered September 2025 RNAi product) is tracked as a rotation slot alongside OA, Formic Pro, HopGuard, and — where sensitivity is still verified — amitraz.
Is it free?
The core mite tracking and treatment scheduler are free for up to 15 hives. Sensor-triggered broodless-window alerts (weight + brood-thermal fusion) are a Pro-tier feature since they require a BLE sensor stack.
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