The small hive beetle is a beekeeping pest. It is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, but has spread to many other locations, including North America, Australia, and the Philippines. The small hive beetle can be a destructive pest of honey bee colonies, causing damage to comb, stored honey, and pollen.
Beetle Blaster: "Oil Trap"
Beetle Blaster is a plastic device inserted between frames in a hive to trap Small Hive Beetles (SHB) and thereby protect healthy honeybee colonies. It also acts as a very effective sentinel device.
Beetle Barn: " Bait Trap"
Place small piece of Check-Mite in middle and close top. Place Beetle Barn on top of frames or on bottom board.
Beetle Shims (Baffles): "Beetle Isolating device"
Many shapes and designs primarily of metal that go below the brood chanbers and attempt to keep the SHB from gaining addmittance into the hive
Lure Traps: "Lures"
Multiple designs, many home made, that will attempt to lure the SHB into a trapping device before they can enter into the Honey Bee hive.
