Environmental and Colony-Related Factors Linked to Small Hive Beetle (<i>Aethina tumida</i>) Infestation in <i>Apis mellifera</i>

Environmental and Colony-Related Factors Linked to Small Hive Beetle (<i>Aethina tumida</i>) Infestation in <i>Apis mellifera</i>

The small hive beetle (SHB) was first detected in Italy in 2014 and remains confined to the regions of Calabria and Sicily (Italy). The environmental and colony-related factors favorable to the development of SHBs are widely studied, but mainly at the laboratory level; it is not yet clear whether th...

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Main Authors: Camilla Di Ruggiero, Andrea Gyorffy, Francesco Artese, Alessandra De Carolis, Angelo De Simone, Marco Pietropaoli, Camilla Pedrelli, Giovanni Formato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
Series:Agriculture
Subjects:
<i>Aethina tumida</i>
honey bees
small hive beetle infestation level
environmental variables
colony-related factors
biosecurity measures
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/15/9/962
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