"Naw.... I am too wide..... I take up at least two lanes minimum
"
... that there must extract one hellava road tax ! : laugh:
There is a backstory to my SHB experience in that I - in relevant terms - have only just moved into a new "zone", as
you guys describe environments. Despite what the SHB distribution map for Australia says I had only ever heard of
SHB, never actually handled the things at my last yard.
In short time I found one nucleus loaded with them, like a few dozen, and so set out to fix that.
In hindsight I reckon I bought them into the yard in that client's delivery of his sick nucleus. Not evident on first look
they were there next time around, after adding a new queen and some of my brood resources on first inspection.
Cleaning it up with bees help, and some Confidor[tm] around the hivestand, I was able to return the expanded 10fr
broodchamber to the client, and not seen a beetle since.
I am thinking there is no SHB in my yard, as a permanent presence, so "touch wood" no need to bother beyond
knowing what to do if they do show up. I expect a heavy client influx this November after what was a busy wet
season last year into Feburary 2017.
Cheers.
Bill