The Walter T. Kelly Co. Inc. 3107 Elizabethtown Rd. Carries most supplementary equipment used in bee culture. Also, the Cooperative Extension Resource Center on campus still offers at nominal cost the publication Beekeeping in the Intermountain States. This is a very good introductory booklet for those considering beekeeping. Clover mite migrations into homes have been reported for weeks and can be expected to last into May, ending with the arrival of warm summer temperatures.
Clover mites develop on lawn grasses and weeds around the foundation of buildings.
As they feed, they can cause serious damage to grasses around foundations, frequently killing patches of turf. In addition, pesticides can be used to control clover mites either to prevent turfgrass damage or to limit invasions of buildings. We are continuing to test clover mite treatments, but presently I would say that organophosphate insecticides, such as Dursban or Diazinon, appear most effective for clover mite control. I hope to be able to report on current trials in the next Pest Alert. However, another spider mite that can be even more damaging to lawns is the Banks grass mite.