✨ SHB Facts for Beekeepers ✨ Small hive beetles -Aethina tumida- don’t kill strong hives, they destroy weak ones Adult beetles hide in dark crevices of the hive, using the bees’ own bodies as shields. Beetle larvae are the real problem — they slime the comb, ferment the honey, and make everything smell like rotten oranges A single female SHB can lay up to 2,000 eggs inside a hive. Bees can trap beetles, but they can’t kill them. SHB evolved tough exoskeletons bees can’t sting through. Beetles st