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Offline vabeeman

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hive beatles
« on: July 30, 2014, 05:10:38 pm »
will salt and white lime help kill the small hive beatles in the ground ?will the lime harm my bees I'm already using the beatle traps with veg oil
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Offline jayj200

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Re: hive beatles
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2014, 07:29:48 pm »
I have herd Borax under the hive covered with black plastic

and I have also herd
the home made weed killer with

Vinegar
Epson salts
and
dawn dish soap

Offline Chiefman

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Re: hive beatles
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2014, 06:18:54 am »
It should cut the population down. What quantities would you use?
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