Small Hive Beetle

[Adam Finkelstein]

Hello
Pretty quiet in this newsgroup...everyone must be busy.
Do you have Small Hive Beetle? If so, where are you and how are you
planning on dealing with managing it in your operation?

Thanks!
Adam Finkelstein
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[AL]

Adam Finkelstein wrote:
> Hello
> Pretty quiet in this newsgroup...everyone must be busy.
> Do you have Small Hive Beetle? If so, where are you and how are you
> planning on dealing with managing it in your operation?
>
> Thanks!
> Adam Finkelstein

Responding from SE IL.

At our last beekeeper's meeting our state bee inspector reported on the
distribution of small hive beetles in Southern IL (pretty much
everything south of Springfield) and indicated a higher concentration in
the western part of his territory than the other regions. He also
commented on where he finds the beetles and what that might indicate
about avoiding them. Even in the areas where the hive beetle
concentrations are higher he has found a remarkably lower incident of
beetles in hives exposed to the sun all day vs hives located in partial
or heavy shade - I seem to recall him saying virtually no incident of
beetles in full sun locations but I could be mistaken. He warns that
this is not a scientific conclusion but thinks its something worth
considering in the battle against these critters. Along with that info
he was obliged to discuss the various chemical methods and ground
treatments approved by the state to fight the beetle.

AL

[beekeep]

They come and go here in Southern Maryland. They don't seem do any more harm
than the cockroaches.

beekeep

[Dusty]

There are some here in NC the eastern part of the state there are
reports of them causing the bees to leave the hive.
Here near Charlotte we have a good number. When I open the hive I see
anywhere from ont to ten or so.
I have use spray or the product made for grubs in front of the hives
and watered it into the ground. this will break the life cycle of the
pest.
Carl