Small Hive Beetles

Some ideas on how to manage small hive beetles.

• Peppermint candies have been shown to reduce small hive beetle populations.
• Unscented Swiffer sheets or felt strips in the top of the hive.
  • Small hive beetles get caught in the fabric and cannot move.
• Use a grubicide under your hives. Use a drop spreader to keep the grubicide from affecting the hives.