[houseofcakes]

Hi,
I have 2 hives and one is new this year and one is from last year. I found a couple of these beetles on the bottom board on the new one and some larvae on the older one. They don't look like SHB (they are longer 2 segments and striated and the SHB looks rounder/shorter with 3 segments). Are these SHB? Both hives are doing quite well so do I need to make traps?

TIA,
Karen

 

[AR Beekeeper]

No, it is not a Small Hive Beetle.

 

[houseofcakes]

No, it is not a Small Hive Beetle.

Thanks! Do you trap non-SHB beetles? Do they act the same way?