Small hive beetle trap and method of use

A small hive beetle trap configured to be located beneath a beehive, said trap comprising:

• a frame formed from one or more frame members joined together, including a front frame member, each frame member having an inner frame wall, an opposed outer frame wall, a top wall and an opposed bottom, said inner frame wall being adapted to prevent a small hive beetles or larvae from crawling up the wall of the frame member;
• an opening for bees to enter and exit the beehive via the trap, said opening for bees comprising a first gap defined between at least a portion of the top wall of the front frame member and a lower edge of the beehive;
• a small hive beetle entry located within the opening for bees, said small hive beetle entry comprising:
• a second gap defined between the at least a portion of the top wall of the front frame member and a rail extending above and parallel to the front frame member, said second gap having a height sufficient to enable the beetle and/or the larvae to enter the second gap;
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• at least one channel located beneath the rail and extending laterally at least partially across the inner frame wall of the front frame member, said channel configured to direct the beetle and/or the larvae that enter the small hive beetle entry away from the hive;
• a corrugated panel held by the frame and adapted to direct the beetle and/or the larvae that evade the small hive beetle entry into troughs of the corrugated panel, said panel further including at least one opening within each trough that allow the beetle and/or the larvae to pass through the opening;
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• a removable tray located beneath the at least one channel and the corrugated panel for receiving and trapping the beetle and/or the larvae that pass through the channel and the opening.