Hi Folks,
This year has been particularly wet in my area. Small hive beetles grew in number throughout the spring and early summer (as they always do) but for some reason over the past two weeks they have almost disappeared. I have not noticed this before. Usually at this time of year beetle numbers are maxing out. I pulled some honey from 4 hives yesterday and inspected 3 others and saw a total of 4 beetles. Perhaps it?s a part of their life cycle or maybe they just don?t like me anymore. I know some of you have done a lot of research and have good knowledge on the subject so can you offer any possible reasons as to what?s happening?
Cheers
Les