Small hive beetle traps work because adult beetles are chased to the edges of the hive by the bees, so a trap slipped between the outermost frames of the top box catches them where they shelter. Because the pest is active year-round in many Australian apiaries, small hive beetle traps also give early warning that beetles have moved in.
Choosing a small hive beetle trap mostly comes down to what goes inside it. The disposable Beetle Bomb takes about 25mL of canola or sunflower oil, while the Australian-made Silver Bullet uses vegetable oil or builders lime (not garden lime, which cakes) and is dishwasher safe. Reusable plastic cassettes let beetles in but not bees and are used with a sticky mat. To skip oil, Apithor is a single-use small hive beetle treatment: a rigid harbourage with insecticide-impregnated cardboard that slides into a standard hive without dismantling it and stays effective for up to three months.
For beetles on the hive floor, our screened beehive bottom boards in 8F and 10F have a stainless mesh over a pest tray, and Beetle Baffle models add a barrier against beetles climbing up to the brood. The same trays help with mite checks alongside varroa treatments. Full-depth Ceracell beetle resistant frames in our beehive frames range have bee cells built into the bars, leaving beetles less room to hide.
APITHOR is the simple and successful way to save your hives from the damaging effects of the hive beetle. This single use, disposable device controls the beetles, without harming you, your bees or your honey.
The APITHOR Hive Beetle Harbourage is a novel invention designed as a single use, disposable device that can be easily inserted and removed from standard hives without the need to open or dismantle hives. It is actively sought out by the target pest without the need to include attractants or baits.
You can be confident that APITHOR has been fully evaluated for its safety to bee hives - you simply can't go wrong with this product!
Specifications:
- Material: Durable, rigid plastic with insecticide-impregnated cardboard.
- Usage Duration: Effective for up to 3 months in the hive.
- Disposal: Wrap used traps in paper, place in a plastic bag, and dispose of in a garbage bin.
- Safety: No insecticide residue in honey.
Beekeepers are very busy people. In addition to normal hive management, you now must deal with extra surveillance activities because of the Varroa mite incursion, and the threat of other pests and disease. These legislative demands can be overwhelming; however, Tocal College has produced a simple way to fulfil these obligations. The answer is the Beekeeping Record Book. Moreover, keeping these completed entries for five years covers your requirements under the Biosecurity Act 2016.This easy-to-use book is set up so that you can record exactly what is required by legislation in the spaces on 12 sets of pages.
The record templates cover
- Apiary record
- Inspection for pest and disease
- Honey sampling for American Foulbrood
- Monitoring for mites
- Varroa mite sampling and treatment plan
- Varroa mite treatment actions
- Details of management actions
- Details of introduction of bees and used equipment
- Hive / Apiary / Load movement
- Training records
It also includes a brief guide to identifying the pests that you need to note.
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Mesh/vented bottom board including Beetle BaffleTM - reduce SHB and varroa loading.
- The Beetle BaffleTM takes advantage of natural mite fall.
- The Beetle BaffleTM makes it difficult for beetles to climb up in to the brood.
- It is estimated that 20% of phoretic mites fall off the bee in their first 72 hours.
- With mesh or vented bottom boards, mites that fall off the bees fall out of the hive through the mesh following which they can climb back up from the floor and reattach themselves to bees.
- The Beetle BaffleTM is particularly beneficial when mite treatments cannot be applied e.g. long summer honey flows.
- Reduced mite loadings lead to healthier hives, colonies under less mite stress, and reduced hive losses.
- A new clever 10-Frame base for use where the rear of the hive is not accessible
- The FRONT pest tray designed for hives on pallets and hives backed up against a wall
- Mesh bottom and tray for Small Hive Beetle management and varroa mite surveillance
- Wax dipped for longevity
- Vented bottom boards can reduce varroa loading and be utilised as part of a varroa management system
- Pest checking sticky boards sold separately
- 10-Frame - Wax Dipped for longevity - RTG
- Mesh bottom and tray for Varroa and Small Hive Beetle management and surveillance
- Any entrance size can be easily set
- Pest checking sticky boards sold separately
- Vented bottom boards can reduce varroa loading and be utilised as part of a varroa management system.
The Best Bottom Board for your 10-Frame Wood Hive, the Apimaye Type-G bottom boards are designed specifically for the Australian market to be compatible with 10-Frame wooden hives be they Full Depth, WSP, Manley or Ideal.
Just like bottom boards for the famous Apimaye Hive, these Type-G bottom boards are multifunction being equipped with a Pest Drawer so Varroa, SHB and Wax Moth/Grubs that fall through the base on to the Pest Drawer are stuck in the drawer and cannot return to the hive when the Pest Tray is used with a sticky mat or is coated with a light film of canola oil or vaseline (petroleum jelly).
All our bottom boards can be used safely in all climate conditions. The unique grill design enables ventilation in extremely hot weather, while helping remove moisture from the bee hive at the very cold temperatures. Balancing the moisture inside the hive results in maturing the honey sooner, thus increasing the hive productivity.
As the bottom boards are equipped with a bottom a drawer, you can have a better understanding of your hive through checking the drawer.
The pollen traps on the bottom boards are specially designed to prevent bee injuries while collecting the pollen. A built in pollen tray enables collecting the pollen hygienically.
The bee hive entrance holes can be opened or closed very easily. The entrance can also be width-adjusted based on the climate.
The air channels built into the board prevents bee losses during transportation.
The boards are built tough against impacts and are durable.
They are easy to clean,
And they are compatible with your hive!
Wood hive box not included
Mesh/vented bottom board including Beetle BaffleTM - reduce SHB and varroa loading.
- The Beetle BaffleTM takes advantage of natural mite fall.
- The Beetle BaffleTM makes it difficult for beetles to climb up in to the brood.
- It is estimated that 20% of phoretic mites fall off the bee in their first 72 hours.
- With mesh or vented bottom boards, mites that fall off the bees fall out of the hive through the mesh following which they can climb back up from the floor and reattach themselves to the bees.
- This is particularly beneficial when mite treatments cannot be applied e.g. long summer honey flows.
- Reduced mite loadings lead to healthier hives, colonies under less mite stress, and reduced hive losses.
- A new clever 8-Frame base for use where the rear of the hive is not accessible
- The FRONT pest tray designed for hives on pallets and hives backed up against a wall
- Mesh bottom and tray for Small Hive Beetle management and varroa mite surveillance
- Wax dipped for longevity
- Vented bottom boards can reduce varroa loading and be utilised as part of a varroa management system
- Pest checking sticky boards sold separately
- 8-Frame
- Wax dipped for longevity
- Mesh bottom and tray for Small Hive Beetle management and varroa mite surveillance
- Any entrance size can be easily set
- Pest checking sticky boards sold separately
- Vented bottom boards can reduce varroa loading and be utilised as part of a varroa management system.
With the recent outbreak of Varroa Mite in Australia, beekeepers must be ever wary about bee pests and diseases.
Beekeeping Pests & Diseases provides a complete guide to prevention and management as related to Australian conditions.
A standout reference for the new beekeeper; even experienced beekeepers will learn a thing or two...contains a wealth of information and great value.
BEEKEEPER USE
Isopropyl Alcohol (isopropanol) is the preferred alcohol for the Varroa Mite & Small Hive Beatle Alcohol Wash.
Works perfectly in the Beewise Varroa Checker
HARD SURFACE CLEANER- STERILISER
Lens, Mirrors, Glass, Keyboards, Computer Screens and Equipment
Wipe surface area to be cleaned with clean cloth.
Point and spray onto surface to be cleaned.
Always disconnect power from computer before cleaning.
Always test first on a small area.
- This well engineered Small Hive Beetle trap is made in Australia
- It is most effective, easy to clean and can even be washed in a dishwasher.
- Use a vegetable oil or builders lime as the pesticide.
- Do not use garden lime as it cakes and will not work effectively.
Reuseable and highly effective against SHB
Cassette measures 9.2cm x 7.6cm closed; supplied in packs of 5
Use with sticky mat
Easy open & close cassette
Heavy duty plastic for long lasting durability
Beetle can get in but bees can’t.
The disposable Beetle Bomb is designed to trap & control populations of Small Hive Beetle (Aethina tumida).
The traps are inserted between the outer frames of the top box.
Fill with approximately 25mL canola or sunflower oil.
Insert between the outer-most frames as the SHB tends to try to attack the colony and its stores at the periphery.
Beetle Bomb works!
- Low-cost Beetle Bomb is easy to use - low maintenance
- Can be used at any time of year as required
- Acts as a sentinel to detect the arrival of the Small Hive Beetle
- Controls populations of Small Hive Beetles when they arrive
- Inspection of the trap is easy, unambiguous and clean
- Low-cost consumables – small quantity of vegetable oil
- The trap does not interfere with normal hive activities
- Environmentally friendly and in no way harms honeybees or hive products
- SHBs can be easily and hygienically disposed of in the low-cost, disposable trap
- The trap targets only SHBs and can be used as required at any time of the year