Management

Frank mentioned removing mites with a ‘large stainless steel colander’.  The best colander is not…

Frank M. wrote “This year I switched to the “dry sand” method of cleaning as…

This is a great link to view coloured photos of mason bees pests. Link to coloured…

Mites are pests for mason bees.  Bees carry them from their old nest to their…

Even though we have had an extended cold spring, apple trees are loaded and there have…

This is the time when parasitic wasps can produce another generation every week.  During the…

It is time to remove mason bee cocoon hulls at the end of spring. Earlier…

A very interesting article by Bosch and Kemp from Utah State University in Logan, on…

Mass release of alfalfa leaf cutter bee cocoons. I started this article some time ago,…

There are two simple ways of marking a nest to help bees find their nesting…