First detection of small hive beetle Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) infesting eastern honeybee, Apis cerana Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Apidae), in China

Authors

  • Hongxia Zhao Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization
  • Sa Yang Institute of Apiculture Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  • Jiali Liu South China Agricultural University
  • Wenzhong Huang Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization
  • Conghui Ji Chongqing Academy of Animal Science
  • Qin Ren Chongqing Academy of Animal Science
  • Xiaoshan Xia Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization
  • Chunsheng Hou Institute of Apicultural Research, CAAS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v67i1.4381

Keywords:

Aethina tumida, small hive beetle, Asian honeybee, Apis cerana, China

Abstract

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.

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Published

2020-04-18

How to Cite

Zhao, H., Yang, S., Liu, J., Huang, W., Ji, C., Ren, Q., Xia, X., & Hou, C. (2020). First detection of small hive beetle Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) infesting eastern honeybee, Apis cerana Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Apidae), in China. Sociobiology, 67(1), 126–128. https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v67i1.4381

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Vol. 67 No. 1 (2020)

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