How deep do hive beetle larvae burrow into the ground?

[Ben Framed]

I'm just curious, can anyone tell me how deep does hive beetle larvae burrow into the ground? Also what can be used, if anything, to kill the larvae that has already burrowed into the ground? Thanks Phillip

[Sputnik]

No idea on how deep. Under my hives I have used nematodes to attack the larva. I have also used gaurdstar if you want to use poison. I'm moving away from poison with my bees and garden. I get enough poison in processed food already.

[Ben Framed]

No idea on how deep. Under my hives I have used nematodes to attack the larva. I have also used gaurdstar if you want to use poison. I'm moving away from poison with my bees and garden. I get enough poison in processed food already.

Thanks Sputnik, what are you moving to inorder to get away from the poison for the hive beetle?

[AR Beekeeper]

How deep the larvae burrow into the soil depends on the soil type.  They are known to go 4 inches in soft soils, the ones I have seen in my beeyard were an inch or less.  The soil is hard clay and rock.

[paus]

I use a roofing material under my hives and incorporate DE in the soil around the edges, so that any larvae that crawls off the material will burrow in the soil with DE mixed in it.

[Sputnik]

No idea on how deep. Under my hives I have used nematodes to attack the larva. I have also used gaurdstar if you want to use poison. I'm moving away from poison with my bees and garden. I get enough poison in processed food already.

Thanks Sputnik, what are you moving to inorder to get away from the poison for the hive beetle?

Screened bottoms with oil pans.

[paus]

I use the oil pans also and I see very few SHB, BUT their time is not quite here yet.  Not in NE TX.