State officials have made the first known detection in Alaska of the small hive beetle, an "economically significant" pest of honey bees, according to an alert published in late September. An Alaska ...

State officials have made the first known detection in Alaska of the small hive beetle, an “economically significant” pest of honey bees, according to an alert published in late September. An Alaska ...

Christian W. W. Pirk received funding from University of Pretoria and the National Research Foundation of South Africa. Honey bees are useful not only to humans but to other “free riders” attracted to ...

The ones who have encountered the beetle “call it very damaging,” she added. Small hive beetle adults feed on almost everything inside a beehive, including honey, pollen and wax, as well as honeybee ...

Small hive beetles (Aethina tumida) have emerged as a formidable invasive pest, posing significant challenges for both apiculture and wild bee populations worldwide. Native to sub‐Saharan Africa, ...

Himachal Pradesh's vital beekeeping sector faces a new threat with the first detection of the Small Hive Beetle in Una and Kangra districts. This invasive pest, previously found in West Bengal and ...