>  It is not in the best interest  for the SHB's to wipe out its host,
either, a >suicidal gesture, indeed,  given that they do coexist in Africa
whence >they came.  What they want is  equilibrium, not a total wipeout.

I think you give the small hive beetle human charactoristics. The SHB is
simply looking for a place (oportunity) to lay the thousands (if not tens of
thousands of eggs ). If not for egg laying the SHb would be of little
concern.


> The initial defenselessness against foreign mites or SHB among EHB
> colonies appears to be the direct result from their never having been
> exposed to both; hence, they hadn't got a clue as to what to do.

True. The situation is always worse at the first or has been in past
beekeeping introductions.

 However,
> given time, the bees will probably come up with a strategy to battle
> against both: they got to learn to live with otherwise they will perish.
> Life is resilient and adaptable.

You seem to forget the *slimming* of the honey house. A very big issue with
beekeepers. I usually keep 250 supers in the honey house at a time.

Questions about small hive beetle which I need answers for:

1. temperature for germination of eggs and temp at which eggs will not
germinate?

2. time between laying and hatching of eggs?

3. temperature both hot and cold which kill eggs?

4. length of time at above temperature?

5.. temperature both hot and cold which will kill larva?

6. length of time at above temp. to kill larva?

I have got plenty of small hive beetle questions but will try these first. I
have not been able to find precise answers for these basic SHb research
questions. Thanks in advance!

Bob