Fipronil has been used against hive beetles since at least 2005.
I talk with a beekeeper here in Ga. monday and he told me how to get ride of the SHB, he said he get them plactic corrigated signs that people running for office use, cut it 2 inches wide and 6 inches long with the corrigation running across the 2 inch part, cuts a 1/8 inch ( V ) shape down the center long ways but just deap enough to see the corigation , put Maxforce Gel in the cut slot then tape over the cut so the bees want get in the poison, the beetle are like roaches and also scavengers, the poison in it is called Fipronil, its also in the ant traps made by Maxforce.
Beemaster's International Beekeeping Forums February 13, 2005
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In 2007, Keith Delaplane applied for a grant to develop IPM control of small hive beetles. In it he states one reason for the research:
If any or all of these IPM components are shown to maintain SHBs below damaging levels, either singly or in interaction, we anticipate the following beneficial impacts: A reduction in off-label applications of fipronil equal to 209 kg in FL, GA, and SC and 2,000 kg nationally (extrapolated from 2003 NASS national colony counts). A corresponding improvement in hive product purity and reduced sub-lethal fipronil toxicity toward honey bee foragers and pollinators.
DEVELOPING AN IPM PROGRAM TO CONTROL SMALL HIVE BEETLES IN BEE HIVES
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Jennifer Berry wrote in 2011:
One popular product used by beekeepers, which kills SHBs, is Maxforce Roach Killer Bait Gels or Maxforce FC Magnum. The bait was developed to kill ants and roaches in and around areas inhabited by people, but without causing them harm. The active ingredient is fipronil, a broad-spectrum insecticide. Fipronil is very toxic to honey bees and has NOT been approved for the use in honey bee colonies.
Fipronil is a slow acting poison. When it’s used in a beehive, an exposed pest is able to amble around before dying, either returning to its hiding place or continuing to feed on pollen or brood and the residues are spread everywhere they go. ... Recent analysis of hundreds of wax and pollen samples has revealed unprecedented levels of miticides and agricultural pesticides. While fipronil was not in the top 10 most detected pesticides, it was detected in both wax and pollen.
What’s Worse – The Pest, Or The Cure? January 2011 BEE CULTURE
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