i hate the thought of putting poisen on the ground to kill the shb,could you move the hive and have a bonfire at the site,would that do it?,do they have a known radius?
i hate the thought of putting poisen on the ground to kill the shb,could you move the hive and have a bonfire at the site,would that do it?,do they have a known radius?
I use Corragated roofing tin under the hives and that makes it harder for them to get into the hives. Dale
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GardStar is the only chemical I have used near my hives in over 10 years. The only reason I use it is because the state of Michigan says I must because one of my hives had them and like a dummy I sent a sample to Michigan State University and they id-ed them as SHB and notified the State Beekeeper. Now I must use it to help keep Michigan from being infected with SHB.
They also do a lot of damage to the brood chamber of a hive.
Clint
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Clinton Bemrose
just South of Lansing Michigan
Hi Russ,
why do you put roofing tin under the hives? I think the beetle can fly, is it for a better landing?
You better bring the hives on a stand up from the ground and hang a tin tray under the hive enters with a screen and water in it to catch the beetle laves before they can reach the ground.
has anyone tried burning the site with a bonfire?
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Burning the site with fire may kill the larve in the soil now but what about the larva that drops from the hive next week or next month?
Clint
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Clinton Bemrose
just South of Lansing Michigan
Clinton can you email at WSkriba@aol.com, would like to talk on the hive beetle problem you have.
Bill
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