Susceptibility of small honey bee colonies to invasion by the small hive beetle, Aethina tumida (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae)

2013 ◽  
Vol 138 (7) ◽  
pp. 547-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. G. Mustafa ◽  
S. Spiewok ◽  
M. Duncan ◽  
R. Spooner-Hart ◽  
P. Rosenkranz
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Aethina Tumida ◽  
Small Hive Beetle ◽  
Bee Colonies

scholarly journals Presencia de la levadura Kodamaea ohmeri en escarabajos Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) colectados de colonias de abeja melífera africanizada en dos apiarios en Yucatán, México

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1101-1112
Author(s):  
Azucena Canto ◽  
Luis A. Medina-Medina ◽  
Elisa Chan ◽  
Rosalina Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Distribution Range ◽  
Geographical Region ◽  
Aethina Tumida ◽  
Small Hive Beetle ◽  
Natural Distribution ◽  
Kodamaea Ohmeri ◽  
Africanized Honey Bee ◽  
First Time ◽  
Bee Colonies

Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), commonly known as the Small Hive Beetle (SHB), is becoming a significant pest in the beekeeping industry outside of its natural distribution range. In Mexico, recent reports indicate that the SHB is distributed throughout the Yucatan peninsula. The invasion of honey bee colonies by SHB it is mainly chemically mediated by volatiles produced by the yeast Kodamaea ohmeri which is regarded as a secondary symbiont of the SHB. It was analyzed the presence of this yeast in honey bee colonies of Yucatan based on the premise that symbionts are often conjointly distributed with their hosts, therefore the presence of K. ohmeri in hives will be closely associated with the presence of SHB. In managed Africanized honey bee (AHB) colonies, yeasts associated with adult beetles were isolated and identified and the results show that the SHB together with their associated yeast, K. ohmeri, have invaded AHB colonies in Yucatan. It was also reported the presence of yeasts other than K. ohmeri associated with SHB that for the first time are recorded in a geographical region where they had not been recorded before.

scholarly journals Detection of Lotmaria passim, Crithidia mellificae and Replicative Forms of Deformed Wing Virus and Kashmir Bee Virus in the Small Hive Beetle (Aethina tumida)

Pathogens ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 372
Author(s):  
Antonio Nanetti ◽  
James D. Ellis ◽  
Ilaria Cardaio ◽  
Giovanni Cilia
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Aethina Tumida ◽  
Small Hive Beetle ◽  
Deformed Wing Virus ◽  
Queen Cell ◽  
Kashmir Bee Virus ◽  
Acute Bee Paralysis Virus ◽  
Bee Virus ◽  
Paralysis Virus ◽  
Lotmaria Passim

Knowledge regarding the honey bee pathogens borne by invasive bee pests remains scarce. This investigation aimed to assess the presence in Aethina tumida (small hive beetle, SHB) adults of honey bee pathogens belonging to the following groups: (i) bacteria (Paenibacillus larvae and Melissococcus plutonius), (ii) trypanosomatids (Lotmaria passim and Crithidia mellificae), and (iii) viruses (black queen cell virus, Kashmir bee virus, deformed wing virus, slow paralysis virus, sacbrood virus, Israeli acute paralysis virus, acute bee paralysis virus, chronic bee paralysis virus). Specimens were collected from free-flying colonies in Gainesville (Florida, U.S.A.) in summer 2017. The results of the molecular analysis show the presence of L. passim, C. mellificae, and replicative forms of deformed wing virus (DWV) and Kashmir bee virus (KBV). Replicative forms of KBV have not previously been reported. These results support the hypothesis of pathogen spillover between managed honey bees and the SHB, and these dynamics require further investigation.

Monitoring Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) With Baited Bottom Board Traps: Occurrence and Seasonal Abundance in Honey Bee Colonies in Kenya

2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 1731-1736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baldwyn Torto ◽  
Ayuka T. Fombong ◽  
Richard T. Arbogast ◽  
Peter E. A. Teal
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Seasonal Abundance ◽  
Aethina Tumida ◽  
Bee Colonies
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