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General Non-Mantis Discussion
Other Insects & Invertebrates
Beekeeping
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<blockquote data-quote="Rick" data-source="post: 244079" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>I get ants on occasion but the bees keep them in check. Never had any fire ants near the hives though. Can't speak for the Northwest but my hives have small hive beetles. A healthy hive can keep them in check. I see a few every time I open the hives and that disturbance causes them to come into the open where I can crush them or the bees will go after them. My friend lost most of his hives this year already due to shb. In that case the hives were probably weakened which allowed the bees to take over. I personally take a natural approach as much as possible and refuse to treat for the beetles since the bees can keep such things in check.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rick, post: 244079, member: 13"] I get ants on occasion but the bees keep them in check. Never had any fire ants near the hives though. Can't speak for the Northwest but my hives have small hive beetles. A healthy hive can keep them in check. I see a few every time I open the hives and that disturbance causes them to come into the open where I can crush them or the bees will go after them. My friend lost most of his hives this year already due to shb. In that case the hives were probably weakened which allowed the bees to take over. I personally take a natural approach as much as possible and refuse to treat for the beetles since the bees can keep such things in check. [/QUOTE]
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