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- From: Randall Austin <ra41717 AT gmail.com>
- To: Caleb Haynes <calebthaynes AT gmail.com>, Orange County Beekeepers Association <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [ocba] Hive beetles being selective?
- Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2016 18:00:04 -0400
Caleb,
Small hive beetles (SHB) are attuned to bee colonies' pheromone signals. One possibility (not saying it necessarily relates to your specific case, just what could happen) is that, for example, one colony isn't queenright... the beetles can pick up on that via its pheromone profile and preferentially select that hive to infest. SHB are very good at their jobs! There is no reason to expect every hive in an apiary to be equally infested. Some basic info on SHB and a few tips for keeping them from being an issue are <here>. Randall On 9/10/2016 10:43 AM, Caleb Haynes wrote:
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[ocba] Hive beetles being selective?,
Caleb Haynes, 09/10/2016
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Re: [ocba] Hive beetles being selective?,
Marty Hanks, 09/10/2016
- Re: [ocba] Hive beetles being selective?, Walter Starks, 09/10/2016
- Re: [ocba] Hive beetles being selective?, Randall Austin, 09/10/2016
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Re: [ocba] Hive beetles being selective?,
Marty Hanks, 09/10/2016
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