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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: alfred on May 05, 2013, 12:28:57 PM

Title: SHB ?
Post by: alfred on May 05, 2013, 12:28:57 PM

Found this sucker in one of my hives during spring inspection. I have decided that it is not SHB. I thought that it would be a good idea to get confirmation though. I don't even think that we get them here but I figured it wouldn't hurt to double check.

(http://s12.postimg.org/f2738nr5l/SHB.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/f2738nr5l/)

Thanks for any input,
Alfred
Title: Re: SHB ?
Post by: sc-bee on May 05, 2013, 12:46:21 PM
Not SHB
Title: Re: SHB ?
Post by: AllenF on May 05, 2013, 03:23:17 PM
Ditto on not SHB.   Maybe a stink bug?
Title: Re: SHB ?
Post by: asprince on May 05, 2013, 07:32:22 PM
Yep, not SHB. If it were it would have friends. SHB's are a little more rounded and about 1/8 to 3/16 inch in diameter. Demons from hell.


Steve
Title: Re: SHB ?
Post by: alfred on May 05, 2013, 08:16:50 PM
Thanks for the confirmations. I didn't think that it was one, but I did freak a little just to see any beetle kind of thing in the hive.

Alfred
Title: Re: SHB ?
Post by: nietssemaj on May 05, 2013, 09:52:49 PM
(http://www.indianahoney.org/images/small-hive-beetle.jpg)
Aethina tumida (Small Hive Beetle)
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