Tom asks:
But does the trap give adequate  control?

To early to tell but the trap does trap SHB. Is reusable and is filled with
non toxic vegetable oil from the kitchen.

Simple but effective. I believe the inventor did an excellent job!

The trap needs to be monitored regularly like you would a mouse trap and
KEEP STRONG HIVES.

Bobs opinion:
Small hive beetle lives outside the hive most of the time and when SHb see a
weak hive unable to defend itself SHb  flies  in and lays eggs.  In the
above scenario a trap would be of little use!  The trap is for mature
beetles trying to hide from bees trying to evict SHb from the hive and will
not trap the larva of the small hive beetle in my opinion.

Bob

Ps. Tom send me a update on your use of FGMO if you can.

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