Small Hive Beetle, Aethina tumida Murray (Insecta: Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) [PDF]
EDIS, 2010 EENY-474, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by James D. Ellis and Amanda Ellis, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this small beetle native to sub-Saharan Africa, which can cause considerable damage to colonies of European honey ...
James D. Ellis, Amanda Ellis
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Small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) threat on the horizon [PDF]
Ukrainian Journal of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, 2023 Beekeeping is an agricultural industry that deals with breeding bees, obtaining honey, wax, and other products. Bees are used for pollination of many types of crops to increase their harvest.
O. Kulishenko +4 more
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First detection of small hive beetle Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) infesting eastern honeybee, Apis cerana Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Apidae), in China [PDF]
Sociobiology, 2020 We report the infestation of small hive beetle, Aethina tumida, in a honeybee, Apis cerana, in South China. This is the first record for domestic Chinese honey bee infested with small hive beetle.
Hongxia Zhao +7 more
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Transcriptomic Plasticity in the Small Hive Beetle (Aethina tumida) Under Heat Stress [PDF]
InsectsGlobal warming is increasing in severity, affecting insects across various biological species. This study investigated the heat resistance ability of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) by studying gene expression under heat stress and showed that A ...
Junfeng Liu +8 more
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Comparative Virulence of Entomopathogenic Nematodes to the Small Hive Beetle (Aethina tumida Murray, Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) [PDF]
Journal of NematologyThe small hive beetle (SHB), Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), has become a ubiquitous, invasive, and highly destructive pest of western honeybee (Apis mellifera Linnaeus) hives worldwide.
Mbata George N. +6 more
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Insight into the Prospects of RNA Interference for Honey Bee Pathogens and Parasite Control [PDF]
InsectsHoney bee populations face significant threats from viral pathogens, Nosema ceranae, Varroa destructor, and the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida), all of which contribute to colony losses worldwide.
A-Tai Truong +5 more
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Social encapsulation of parasite eggs by honeybee colonies [PDF]
Scientific ReportsEusocial insect colonies can choose different behaviours to combat the same parasites. While honeybee (HB), Apis mellifera, colonies remove eggs and larvae of parasitic small hive beetles (SHB), Aethina tumida, they encapsulate adults in propolis.
Francesca M. Grech +6 more
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Successful Pupation of Small Hive Beetle, Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), in Greenhouse Substrates. [PDF]
J Econ Entomol, 2020 The small hive beetle, Aethina tumida Murray, is an invasive pest that has spread globally. Western honey bees, Apis mellifera Linnaeus (Hymenoptera: Apidae), are considered the most important host and infestations can lead to collapse of colonies ...
Cornelissen B, Neumann P, Ellis JD.
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How Science Supports Honey Bees: Identification of Research on Best Practices in Beekeeping [PDF]
InsectsHoney bee health and productivity are strongly linked to management practices and biosecurity measures. We collected and analyzed 744 practice records from 191 peer-reviewed field studies published since 1995, each documenting the impact of a specific ...
Kristina Gratzer +2 more
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International beeswax trade facilitates small hive beetle invasions. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2019 International trade can facilitate biological invasions, but the possible role of beeswax trade for small hive beetles (SHBs), Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) is poorly understood.
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