From: "Karen Oland" <ko_lists@staffingtech.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 17:06:40 -0400
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: Small Hive Beetle

SHB fly into hives, and catch rides on bee legs that abscond. They can fly
several miles when searching for new homes. Strong hives keep them somewhat
in check, weaker ones quickly succumb. Apparently simply checking on your
bees can trigger massive egg laying in SHB.

-----Original Message-----
From: Erik Osterlund

> Maybe also the way hives are put directly on the ground helps the SHB, if
> you had the hive that way. Maybe it helps to llift up the hive from the
> ground a little on a stand. How so the SHB enter the hives, crawling or
> flying?