Lost a colony that going into October, was seemingly strong healthy plenty of stores. I don't use IPM, and don't use any chemicals at all. To check small hive beetles I use beetle blasters. The beetle count was to me staggering, around 50. Varroa levels the bees seemed to handle, so I am not certain what caused colony decline. By the end of December the other colony was busy robbing out the now dead one. Opened it up 7 frames of smelly goldenrod honey, small cluster of dead bees. Very few beetle larvae, and very few wax moth worms.
I live in Gainesville, Florida.