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Eco-Beetle Guard - Reusable Small Hive Beetle (SHB) Trap Collection for Beehives
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About this model
<h5>OVERVIEW</h5><p>Small Hive Beetles (Aethina tumida) are one of the most destructive apiary pests worldwide. They invade colonies, lay eggs in comb crevices, and their larvae spoil honey, ferment pollen stores, and cause colony absconding.</p><p>Honeybees naturally defend the brood nest by herding and chasing beetles away from the center of the comb toward the top bars and hive corners.</p><p>The Eco-Beetle Guard is engineered around this exact bee defense behavior:</p><ol><li><p>Worker bees chase beetles into the upper crevices and along frame rests.</p></li><li><p>Beetles seek cover in the recessed guide channel on top of the trap.</p></li><li><p>Calibrated 3.6mm funneled slots guide beetles downward into the reservoir where they are trapped in oil or diatomaceous earth.</p></li><li><p>Bees remain completely safe because their thorax width (4.5mm to 5.0mm) is too wide to enter the 3.6mm slots.</p></li></ol><h5>KEY DESIGN AND ENGINEERING HIGHLIGHTS:</h5><ul><li><p>Calibrated 3.6mm Beetle Entry Funnels: Precision slots with 45-degree chamfers guide crawling beetles downward while physically barring honeybees from entering.</p></li><li><p>Integrated Hive Tool Pry Notches: Designed with dedicated end notches allowing beekeepers to pop off the lid effortlessly using a standard J-hook or flat hive tool during routine hive inspections.</p></li><li><p>Internal "MAX OIL" Fill Level Line: An embossed ridge inside the reservoir marks the safe 15ml filling capacity to prevent…
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