The small hive beetle, Aethina tumida, has become an invasive species (Neumann and
Ellis, 2008) and was first detected in Egypt in Etai-Al-Baroud (~ 110 km North-West of Cairo) …

The transmission of honeybee pathogens by free-flying pests, such as small hive beetles (=
SHB), would be independent of bees and beekeepers and thereby constitute a new …

The sex ratio of sexually reproducing animal species tends to be 1: 1, which is known as
Fisher's principle. However, differential mortality and intraspecific competition during …

The small hive beetle, Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), has recently
become an invasive species in populations of European derived honeybees, Apis mellifera …

The small hive beetle (SHB) is a parasite and scavenger of honey bee colonies. It has
recently become an invasive species creating the need for an efficient and reliable detection …

Aethina tumida Murray is an African native that has become an important pest of honey bee
colonies in North America and Australia. Adults and larvae feed on pollen, honey, and brood …

Although only scavengers in honey bee colonies in their native range of subsaharan Africa,
small hive beetles can cause considerable damage in colonies of European honey bees in …

Multiple mating by both sexes is common among sexually reproducing animals. Small hive
beetles (SHB), Aethina tumida, are parasites of bee nests endemic to sub‐Saharan Africa …

Abstract Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) is considered a minor parasitic
pest of African honey bee, Apis mellifera L.(Hymenoptera: Apidae), colonies, but little …

Different Nitidulid beetles can be found in social bee colonies (Ellis et al. 2008) and may
range from harmless associates (eg, Cychramus luteus, Neumann and Ritter 2004) to …