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Offline pdmattox

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Small hive beetle treatment
« on: December 17, 2007, 06:23:15 pm »
This was just sent to me as a possible product to use against small hive beetles.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2007/070523.htm

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Re: Small hive beetle treatment
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2007, 09:11:03 pm »
pdmattox

I wonder what the effects will be on the bees that eat the pollen with bacteria in it? Can't wait for the test results to see what happens.

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Re: Small hive beetle treatment
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2007, 09:42:07 pm »
Not sure but i would think it has no effect on the bees. I sure like this method over some of the chems that could be used to combat them.