3180 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
USA
SMALL HIVE BEETLES – Small hive beetles are an imported pest that beekeepers in the South struggle with. Ian will cover their history and discuss a variety of ways to control small hive beetles in your colonies including cultural, biological, and chemical control methods.
IAN COLLINS is a PhD student in the Honey Bee lab at the University of Georgia under Dr. Lewis Bartlett. He received his bachelor’s degree in environmental science from the UGA Department of Entomology in 2021, and then stayed at UGA as a research technician at the honey bee lab. His research focuses on using Chlorantraniliprole as a deterrent for small hive beetles in artificial pollen supplemental feeding and as an attract and kill bait in beetle traps.
Mentoring Topic: Beekeeping Q&A with 3-Person Panel: Peter Helfrich, Charles Scott, Linda Tillman
Speaker: Keith Delaplane
Meetings are currently being held IN PERSON and virtually with Zoom until we make an announcement otherwise.
Meetings are held at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church in Heritage Hall on the 2nd Monday of each month.
Please see the Calendar for more details about scheduled events.
Meetings usually include interesting speakers and discussions on a variety of topics related to beekeeping, such as hive management, honey bee problems, honey, beeswax, and other hive products.
Meetings begin at 7:00 pm and conclude by 9:00 pm.
Come early for informal mentoring time from 6:30-7:00