Earwigs

[Mellifera397]

I saw three earwigs on my crownboard today, will they affect my bees in any way?

 

[MuswellMetro]

I saw three earwigs on my crownboard today, will they affect my bees in any way?

not that i have found, one of mine today had about 30 on the crownboard. i just swished them off before opening the feed hole to add a feeder

 

[enrico]

Always around but never a problem! Yet!

 

[Mellifera397]

Ok so nothing like small hive beetle then

 

[madasafish]

I saw three earwigs on my crownboard today, will they affect my bees in any way?

Only three? You should feel slighted.

I have at least 20 in each hive.. That's about err....at least a hundred...

 

[blackcavebees]

I have loads too, and accidentally dropped one off the cover into the top of the hive, right away a bee lifted it and dumped it outside the hive. I was amazed and don't think they will be of much trouble

 

[fincaazul]

I saw three earwigs on my crownboard today, will they affect my bees in any way?

Not as many as last year, also finding woodlice under roof

 

[Luminos]

They're often heads in, bums out, in the cells - do they eat the honey or the detritus?

 

[MuswellMetro]

i made my earwig infestation worse as i used correx plastic to cover the feed hole...earwig hotel...lots in the correx channels

 

[VEG]

leave the feed holes open and you wont get any probs

 

[the beehive lodge]

all good it the slugs that are the problem

it show your roof is water tight they and spiders love dry warm cover

 

[protheroe]

i made my earwig infestation worse as i used correx plastic to cover the feed hole...earwig hotel...lots in the correx channels

same in my hives.

 

[meidel]

this correx stuff has a lot to answer for - i found slugs, ants and woodlice in the channels!

 

[Davelin]

leave the feed holes open and you wont get any probs

 

[Bob Bee]

Try a piece of Cinnamon stick on the crown board, seems to reduce earwigs, ants and similar, especially if you have a feeder on.