small hive beetle

Mesh/vented bottom board including Beetle Baffle^TM - reduce SHB and varroa loading.

• The Beetle Baffle^TM takes advantage of natural mite fall.
• The Beetle Baffle^TM 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.