Pests, Predators, and Diseases By Ellen Miller January 2016
What We Will Cover Mites: Tracheal and Varroa Small Hive Beetle, Wax Moths Ants, Spiders, Earwigs Wasps, Hornets, Yellow Jackets Mice, Skunks, Raccoons, Badgers, Bears Domestic Livestock and Not-So-Domestic Nosema Foul Brood, American Foul Brood Chalk Brood, Sac Brood, Chilled Brood
Tracheal Mites (Acampis woodi) Detection: Treatment:
Varroa Mites (Varroa Destructor) Detection: Treatment:
Small Hive Beetle (Aethina tumida)
Wax Moths
Ants Spiders
Earwigs Not a problem
Spiders (Tomisidea – Crab Spider)
Wasps, Hornets, Yellow Jackets
Paper Wasps
Bald Face Hornet
European Hornet
Western Yellow Jacket
Mice
Skunks, Raccoons, Badgers
Bears
Other Wildlife
Livestock
Diseases
Nosema Cause: Symptom: Treatment: Prevention:
American Foulbrood Cause: Symptom: Treatment: Prevention:
European Foulbrood Cause: Symptom: Treatment: Prevention:
Chalkbrood Cause: Symptom: Treatment: Prevention:
Sacbrood Cause: Symptoms: Treatment: Prevention:
Chilled Brood Cause: Symptom: Prevention: Treatment:
Poison Cause: Symptom: Prevention: Treatment:
Starvation Cause: Symptom: Prevention: Treatment:
Colony Collapse Disorder Cause: Symptom: Prevention: Treatment:
Pest Summary: Identification Causes Treatment and/or Prevention IPM – Integrated Pest Management Healthy, strong hives