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Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2016 17:33:00 -0500
Subject: RE: [BEE-L] Small Hive Beetle Excluder ?
My interpretation is that SHB is an indicator of a hive that needs beekeeper
adjustments, perhaps self-limiting, not a primary pathogen.
Why not interrupt the reproductive cycle of the SHB externally? Cover the
ground perimeter of the hives with plastic sheeting or AstroTurf? The SHB
larvae can crawl a good distance but 15 ft might be a substantial deterrent
to in its life cycle, as well as keep the area around the hives clean and
provide a uniform display surface to monitor crawlers, DWV and paralysis
behavior.
Don Coats, DVM, LLC
Romancing the Pollinators with citizen science for cultural change.
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