> > >When you have a lot of beetles in a hive the beetles eat pupa and bee > larva I have seen hole frames of drone brood eaten with no beetle larvae in > the hive. > Very interesting Charlie--I've never heard of this (I don't have SHB in my area). Has anyone else observed adult beetles feeding upon brood? > > -- Randy Oliver Grass Valley, CA www.ScientificBeekeeping.com *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm