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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => DISEASE & PEST CONTROL => Topic started by: Gregg on April 19, 2008, 03:22:49 pm

Title: Question on New Hives
Post by: Gregg on April 19, 2008, 03:22:49 pm

I inspected my hives yestarday and seen some very small jumping insects in side the hive. Should I be concerned with them and what could they be? They looked like fleas to me or could they be mites?

Title: Re: Question on New Hives
Post by: Michael Bush on April 19, 2008, 09:39:18 pm

Whatever they are they are not a threat to bees, unless they are small hive beetles.

Title: Re: Question on New Hives
Post by: Gregg on April 19, 2008, 09:50:07 pm

I checked again just a few hrs ago and the # I saw were not as great as yestarday. They really look like fleas . Thanks again