Patent ID: 8272921

Claim:
In a beehive for destroying varroa mites, a combination of a frame and comb foundation, said frame and comb foundation comprised of half portions of said frame and comb foundation joined together, each of said half portions comprising an outer frame portion having a slender upper bar and a slender lower bar that is parallel to the upper bar, slender side bars that are parallel to each other and a pair of short outer portions extending outwardly from opposite ends of said upper bar for suspending said frame and comb foundation in the beehive; a comb foundation between said upper, lower and side bars of said frame and comb foundation; a heating element between said half portions; a temperature sensor mounted on said heating element; and an electronic control unit (ECU), a heating cycle for said heating element controlled by said ECU, said ECU providing operative initiation and termination of said heating cycle, startup, a control of the temperature of said heating cycle, a power shutdown if excessive current is detected, audio or visual feedback of fault conditions, an end of said heating cycle, electronic driver protection, and limiting of heating element current, and a power source operatively connected to said heating element.