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A Push-pull Protocol to Reduce Colonization of Bird Nest Boxes by Honey Bees
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September 04, 2016
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Preventing colonization of bird nest boxes by invasive Africanized honey bees is important for conservation efforts of nest-site limited birds. We provide an integrated pest management approach to "push" bees away from nest boxes with a repellant insecticide, permethrin, and "pull" them toward pheromone baited swarm traps.
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Efstathion, C. A., Kern, Jr., W. H. A Push-pull Protocol to Reduce Colonization of Bird Nest Boxes by Honey Bees. J. Vis. Exp. (115), e53950, doi:10.3791/53950 (2016).
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