man told me to put salt and white lime on the ground to help kill the small hive beatles under my bee boxes will the lime hurt the bees or does anybody have more ways to get rid of them I'm using the beatle traps with vegitable oil already thanks
Two things that I "saw" make a difference; Oil traps under the Screen bottom board and direct sunlight. If I see 3 in a hive I would consider it a high number.
Update your profile to include your general location. A lot of bee questions are location specific. Welcome to the forum.
Quote from: GSF on July 30, 2014, 09:08:37 PM
If I see 3 in a hive I would consider it a high number.
Well i am in huge trouble about 5 fold......
Quote from: vabeeman on July 30, 2014, 05:04:30 PM
man told me to put salt and white lime on the ground to help kill the small hive beetle's under my bee boxes will the lime hurt the bees or does anybody have more ways to get rid of them I'm using the beetle traps with vegetable oil already thanks
I have tried the oil traps and several other tricks. Most just make a mess.
What has saved m hives from constant serious attacks is Screen Bottom Boards with oil trays. They killed thousands per hive per month. So much that the hives in my yard, I don't have to put oil in the tray all the time anymore. I also use Screen Top Board (STB) to trap bees above the hive.
Jim
I use the IPK bottoms from green beehives. Same ones Carol has been having trouble with.
If I see 3 beetles in a hive I know the oil needs to be changed. It has so much crud on it the beetles don't drown.
If I keep the oil changed its rare I see a live one.
Quote from: sc-bee on July 30, 2014, 09:16:56 PM
Quote from: GSF on July 30, 2014, 09:08:37 PM
If I see 3 in a hive I would consider it a high number.
Well i am in huge trouble about 5 fold......
GSF... I think I misunderstood your reply. You are saying if you saw 3 in your hives with oil traps you would consider it a high number..... sorry :oops:
SC; No harm no foul.
I'm using the same ones that Wolfer is using.