Biology and Management of Small Hive Beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae): A Pest of European Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Colonies

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dc.contributor.authorRoth, Morgan A.en
dc.contributor.authorWilson, James M.en
dc.contributor.authorGross, Aaron D.en
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-29T14:03:24Zen
dc.date.available2022-08-29T14:03:24Zen
dc.date.issued2022-01-01en
dc.description.abstractSmall hive beetle (Aethina tumida Murray) control has become an issue of increasing importance for North American apiculturists throughout the past two decades. Aethina tumida was discovered in Florida in 1989, presumably transported from its native habitat of sub-Saharan Africa through the shipment of European honey bee (Apis mellifera L) queens. Estimates of damage from A. tumida were as high as $3 million annually in the United States by the year 2004, and A. tumida was found in nearly every state by 2008. When adult beetles emerge from pupation in soil surrounding the hive, they are attracted to A. mellifera hives through a variety of pheromones and volatile organic compounds from bees and hive products. Aethina tumida larvae and adults consume hive products and bee brood, generating fermenting waste (or slime), which can eventually lead to hive abandonment in cases of severe infestation. Pest management efforts for A. tumida have focused on trapping adults, applying lime, diatomaceous earth, pyrethroid soil drenches, and entomopathogenic nematodes to the soil surrounding A. mellifera hives. Understanding the biology and life history of A. tumida, along with current control methods, can aid apiculturists in making informed integrated pest management decisions. Additionally, understanding critical knowledge gaps in the current research is an important step in identifying promising future management tactics in the ongoing efforts to manage this invasive pest.en
dc.description.notesThis manuscript was prepared through the support of the Virginia Agriculture Experiment Station (VA160100). Open access funds are provided by Virginia Tech Open Access Subvention Fund. The authors are grateful for the insightful feedback of Drs. Margaret Couvillon, Chloe Lahondere, and Chin-Cheng (Scotty) Yang.en
dc.description.sponsorshipVirginia Tech Open Access Subvention Fund; Virginia Agriculture Experiment Station [VA160100]en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmac005en
dc.identifier.eissn2155-7470en
dc.identifier.issue1en
dc.identifier.other7en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/111658en
dc.identifier.volume13en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectapiaryen
dc.subjectinvasiveen
dc.subjectolfactoryen
dc.subjectbehavioren
dc.subjectdamageen
dc.titleBiology and Management of Small Hive Beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae): A Pest of European Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Coloniesen
dc.title.serialJournal of Integrated Pest Managementen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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