Resilient beekeeping in the face of varroa
The Australian honey bee and pollination industry is vibrant, with 1,800 highly skilled commercial beekeepers and 28,000 recreational beekeepers. The industry extracts 37,000 tonnes of...
HONEY BEE & POLLINATION
Insecticidal Control of Small Hive Beetle
34 pages
Published: 5 Sep 2007
Author(s): LEVOT, Garry, Dr.
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This report details the development, safety and effectiveness of an insecticide-treated refuge trap for the control of adult Small Hive Beetles in the hive.
The report is written for beekeepers, advisors to the honeybee industry and the agrochemical industry.
The Small Hive Beetle is an introduced pest of bee hives causing hive losses and reduced productivity for beekeepers on Australia’s eastern seaboard. Beekeepers may use oil traps to kill beetles in hives or permethrin soil drenches to control larvae in the soil. Both are laborious, need regular attention and are of limited effectiveness.
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