Varroa
- Breaking the brood cycle , caging the queen, splitting colonies
- Drone comb removal
- Done in Spring
- Once drone comb capped remove and freeze
- Powdered sugar dusting
- ½ cup/1-2 deeps (very fine sugar best)
- Screened bottom boards
- Prevents mites from crawling up
- Use a combination of methods
Small Hive Beetles (SHB)
- Beetle traps (attractant + trap)
- The Hood Trap
- The West Trap
- The Freeman Beetle Trap
- AJ’s Beetle Eater
- Sanitation very important for small hive beetle control