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A fast growing problem. How can we stop SHB spread?. Honey bee stock. Entrance Reducers. Do entrance reducers affect SHB invasion?. Hood, M. 2004. Bee World 51-59. Ellis, J. et al. 2003. J. Econ. Entomol. 1647-1652. Timeline of Measurements. Introduced entrance reducers in half
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How can we stop SHB spread? Honey bee stock Entrance Reducers
Do entrance reducers affect SHB invasion? Hood, M. 2004. Bee World 51-59. Ellis, J. et al. 2003. J. Econ. Entomol. 1647-1652.
Timeline of Measurements Introduced entrance reducers in half of the colonies and removed all SHB in all colonies Made uniform packages Recorded # SHB, # frames adult bees, # frames brood & removed all SHB
Colonies with entrance reducers 9 Italian colonies 9 Russian colonies
Colonies with regular entrances 9 Italian colonies 8 Russian colonies
Do entrance reducers affect SHB invasion? No overall effect, p=0.1596
Do entrance reducers affect SHB invasion? p=0.5381 p=0.1994 p=0.1308 p=0.4435
What about other colony factors? p=0.3847 p=0.5591
Does honey bee stock affect SHB invasion? Overall effect, p=0.0176
Does honey bee stock affect SHB invasion? p=0.0255 p=0.3204 p=0.0280 p=0.0207
What about other colony factors? p=0.2708 p=0.9257
Entrance reducers • Honey bee stock What do we know at this point?