SHB samples

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  1. Dec 22, 2009 #1
    BjornBee

    BjornBee Active Member

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    I'm looking for some samples of SHB larvae, and even the beetles.

    If interested in helping out, I can send you some small vial with alcohol for collection. I'll pay for all shipping.

    Thank you.
     
    BjornBee, Dec 22, 2009
    BjornBee, Dec 22, 2009
  3. Dec 22, 2009 #2
    G3farms

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    What are you looking for in the samples you collect??

    What brand of alkehaul is in the sample bottle, and how big is the sample. may require several collection bottles you know! ;)

    G3
     
    G3farms, Dec 22, 2009
    G3farms, Dec 22, 2009

  5. Dec 23, 2009 #3
    Bens-Bees

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    Do they need to be caught without oil traps for your purposes? I know I have a few from checking the oil traps, but not so many that I can find them when searching in the hive for them.
     
    Bens-Bees, Dec 23, 2009
    Bens-Bees, Dec 23, 2009
  6. Dec 23, 2009 #4
    BjornBee

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    I don't think it matters about the oil.

    As for the alcohol, If I use the good stuff and enough of it, I'd probably just end up eating the worms come Saturday night....... :Dancing:
     
    BjornBee, Dec 23, 2009
    BjornBee, Dec 23, 2009
  7. Dec 23, 2009 #5
    Walt B

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    Is that one of those "tequila things"? :drinks:

    Walt
     
    Walt B, Dec 23, 2009
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  8. Dec 24, 2009 #6
    Iddee

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    First cutout I do in the spring, I'll leave some pollen comb out for a few days and send you a few hundred larva and eggs. I don't have any this time of year, tho.
     
    Iddee, Dec 24, 2009
    Iddee, Dec 24, 2009
  9. Dec 24, 2009 #7
    BjornBee

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    So I heard.... :lol:
     
    BjornBee, Dec 24, 2009
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  10. Dec 24, 2009 #8
    G3farms

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    More like "that's what they told me the next day"
     
    G3farms, Dec 24, 2009
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  11. Dec 25, 2009 #9
    BjornBee

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    As long as "they" is the Miller twins...... :thumbsup:
     
    BjornBee, Dec 25, 2009
    BjornBee, Dec 25, 2009
  12. Dec 26, 2009 #10
    Bens-Bees

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    We could send you some live samples in a box with holes to let them out for you if you'd like... that way you'll have as many samples as you want for generations to come...
     
    Bens-Bees, Dec 26, 2009
    Bens-Bees, Dec 26, 2009
  13. Dec 26, 2009 #11
    barry42001

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    Ohh and while we are shipping you the SHB can we dust them in AFB spores, and Nosema --then you can truely get a idea on how resistant your bees really are :Dancing: :thumbsup:
     
    barry42001, Dec 26, 2009
    barry42001, Dec 26, 2009
  14. Dec 26, 2009 #12
    Bens-Bees

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    Maybe even throw in a few cape bees... yup.
     
    Bens-Bees, Dec 26, 2009
    Bens-Bees, Dec 26, 2009
  15. Dec 26, 2009 #13
    Iddee

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    BJ says that's fine as long as you ship in Jan. Nothing survives in a Pa. Jan.
     
    Iddee, Dec 26, 2009
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  16. Dec 26, 2009 #14
    BjornBee

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    Sometimes....not even the bees..... :beg:
     
    BjornBee, Dec 26, 2009
    BjornBee, Dec 26, 2009
  17. Dec 27, 2009 #15
    barry42001

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    And while we are fulfilling your entire christmas wish, to help keep the SHB from being lonely, perhaps the Japanese would be so kind to donate a few dozen Japanese Giant Hornets Queens --now comes the real resistance test ehhh!!! :thumbsup: ( For delivery/ release in late April. )
     
    barry42001, Dec 27, 2009
    barry42001, Dec 27, 2009
  18. Dec 27, 2009 #16
    Iddee

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    Yeah, resistance from here, even. PA is too close to NC for that kind of talk. Cut it out!!!
     
    Iddee, Dec 27, 2009
    Iddee, Dec 27, 2009
  19. Jan 1, 2010 #17
    BjornBee

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    I'm serious on this. If anyone has a few samples, let me know your mailing address and I'll mail off the tubes.
     
    BjornBee, Jan 1, 2010
    BjornBee, Jan 1, 2010
  20. Jan 3, 2010 #18
    Bens-Bees

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    I'll send you some, but it'll be springtime before I can get them.
     
    Bens-Bees, Jan 3, 2010
    Bens-Bees, Jan 3, 2010
  21. Jan 4, 2010 #19
    BjornBee

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    No problem. I'll send down some small vials with alcohol. I'll touch base as we get closer. Thank you.
     
    BjornBee, Jan 4, 2010
    BjornBee, Jan 4, 2010
  22. Jan 4, 2010 #20
    sqkcrk

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    The SHBs that i see are usually too fast to get a hold of. I may have some vials that I could give you Mike. They're glass. Do you want them? I don't need them and they are just taking up room in my office, gathering dust.
     
    sqkcrk, Jan 4, 2010
    sqkcrk, Jan 4, 2010
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