Beware of toads in beekeeping

Toads, also known as toads, are widely distributed. In the hot summer and autumn evenings, toads usually devour a large number of bees at the door of the hive. Each toad can swallow 7 to 8 bees at a time, and dozens to 100 bees a night. Especially in the night when it clears up after the rain, toads are more active.

① toad is harmful to bees, but it is also beneficial to agriculture, because it can also swallow a large number of pests such as borers, mosquitoes, slugs and snails, so it can not be eliminated, but some corresponding measures should be taken to prevent it from harming bees.

② keeps the hive clean and tidy. Pay attention to remove weeds and debris from the beehive, keep the hive clean and hygienic, so that toads have no place to hide.

③ cushions the beehive. Keep the toad away from the nest door, thus preventing it from devouring bees.

④ prevents the toad from entering. For some beehives that are often harmed by toads, a deep trench can be opened around the hive, so that toads who try to enter the hive can fall into the ditch and cannot get out, and then concentrate on sending them to paddy fields or weeds far away from the hive.