I visited an outyard yesterday and noticed some bees trying to remove a
clod of thatch and dirt from the entrance.  I often grab a clump of grass
to restrict hive openings in Spring and let the bees clear it out when the
hive is stronger.

  I used the hook end of my hive tool to scrape the matted stuff out of
the opening and there on the hive floor were a couple of skinny white
larvae (smaller than wax moth and thinner than honeybees) about 1/3rd of
inch long.  Both were lively and wriggling.

  Now this is Carnation, WA - the Seattle area, so - I wonder - are there
hive beetles other than SHB?  The affected hive is quite strong in
population so I am ASSuming they are a nuisance more than anything else -
but, I keep wondering what they could be.

TFL

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