scholarly journals SMALL HIVE BEETLE (Aethina tumida Murray), A POTENTIAL THREAT TO BEEKEEPING IN CHILE

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-10
Author(s):  
Ximena Araneda ◽  
Patricia Aldea ◽  
Ximena Freire
Keyword(s):  
Aethina Tumida ◽  
Small Hive Beetle ◽  
Potential Threat

scholarly journals Occurrence of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) in Melipona rufiventris colonies in Brazil

Sociobiology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 6021
Author(s):  
Sérgio Nogueira Pereira ◽  
Luis Henrique Soares Alves ◽  
Renata Falcão Rabello da Costa ◽  
Fábio Prezoto ◽  
Erica Weinstein Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Stingless Bees ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Aethina Tumida ◽  
Small Hive Beetle ◽  
Potential Threat ◽  
Social Bees ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Sub Saharan

Several traits make stingless bees attractive to parasites of honey bee colonies. The small hive beetle (SHB) Aethina tumida, a honey bee colony scavenger/parasite native to sub-Saharan Africa, where is considered only a minor pest, is now present on almost all continents, including the Latin America region in South America. SHB has been recorded in Brazil since 2016 in Africanized honey bees and generaly the beetle does not seem cause negative impacts. European honey bees, on the other hand, suffer considerable damage when parasitized by SHB, suggesting a potential threat to other susceptible social bees. The present study reports the first occurrence of SHB in stingless bees in Brazil, and is an alert to authorities and stingless beekeepers to prevent infestations.

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.

Small Hive Beetle, Aethina tumida Murray (Nitidulidae: Coleoptera)

2008 ◽  
pp. 3415-3418
Author(s):  
John B. Heppner ◽  
David B. Richman ◽  
Steven E. Naranjo ◽  
Dale Habeck ◽  
Christopher Asaro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aethina Tumida ◽  
Small Hive Beetle

scholarly journals Small hive beetle,Aethina tumida, populations II: Dispersal of small hive beetles

Apidologie ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 683-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Spiewok ◽  
Michael Duncan ◽  
Robert Spooner-Hart ◽  
Jeff S. Pettis ◽  
Peter Neumann
Keyword(s):  
Aethina Tumida ◽  
Small Hive Beetle ◽  
Small Hive Beetles

scholarly journals Transcriptomic and functional resources for the small hive beetle Aethina tumida , a worldwide parasite of honey bees

Genomics Data ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 97-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew R. Tarver ◽  
Qiang Huang ◽  
Lilia de Guzman ◽  
Tom Rinderer ◽  
Beth Holloway ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bees ◽  
Aethina Tumida ◽  
Small Hive Beetle
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