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  • From: "birdcr AT concentric.net" <birdcr AT concentric.net>
  • To: ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [ocba] Small Hive Beetles playing possum!
  • Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:33:43 -0600 (CST)

Folks,

Yesterday I treated my hive with powdered sugar after finding with
the sticky board my mite levels were high.

I treated the hive and replaced the sticky board back in. This
morning before 8am I pulled out the sticky board and counted 21
SHB laying on their backs down and motionless.

Later this afternoon I pulled the board out and found less beetles
than this morning, several were now moving their legs. I crushed
them, then found 8 more live beetles in the front edge of the
plastic board, it is corrugated and the grove between the
corrugations was a perfect hiding place. So it seems SHBs also
loose their footing when a fine powder is applied, but it does not
kill them.

As to mites after the treatment I counted 147 mites on the board
about 24 hours later. The board was out of the hive for about 15
minutes after treatment then replaced. Before the treatment 57
were found after 22 hours of the sticky board being in there.
Looks like I have made progress and will have to continue
treatments once a week for the next few weeks.

Cheers,
Randy Emmitt
www.rlephoto.blogspot.com


  • [ocba] Small Hive Beetles playing possum!, birdcr AT concentric.net, 02/25/2012

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