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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Small hive beetle, Aethina tumida, populations I: Infestation levels of honeybee colonies, apiaries and regions
Apidologie, Volume 38, No. 6, Year 2007
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Description
The small hive beetle (SHB) is a parasite and scavenger of honeybee colonies. Here we provide the first comprehensive systematic data on colony infestation levels with adult SHB for 226 colonies at 31 apiaries in South Africa, Australia, Florida and Maryland. Inside colonies, SHB distribution was influenced by the presence of bees with more SHB in the brood nest in the absence of bees. SHB distribution among colonies at an apiary was different from a random distribution but colony phenotypes (number of bees, amount of brood or stores) did not influence infestation levels. Apiaries next to large scale honey extraction facilities (honey houses) showed higher infestation levels and regions with more damage had higher SHB population levels. Consequently, methods of reducing SHB populations, such as the removal of dead colonies and the prevention of SHB reproduction in honey houses, seem to be important for pest management. © INRA, EDP Sciences, 2007.
Authors & Co-Authors
Spiewok, Sebastian
Germany, Halle
Martin-luther-universität Halle-wittenberg
Pettis, Jeffery Stuart
United States, Beltsville
Usda Ars Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
Duncan, Michael
Australia, Penrith
Western Sydney University
Spooner-Hart, Robert
Australia, Penrith
Western Sydney University
Westervelt, D.
United States, Gainesville
Florida Division of Plant Industry
Neumann, Peter
Switzerland, Posieux
Forschungsanstalt Agroscope Liebefeld-posieux
South Africa, Grahamstown
Rhodes University
China, Kunming
Yunnan Agricultural University
Statistics
Citations: 65
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1051/apido:2007042
ISSN:
00448435
e-ISSN:
12979678
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
South Africa