Occurrence of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) in Melipona rufiventris colonies in Brazil
Several traits make stingless bees attractive to parasites of honey bee colonies. The small hive beetle (SHB) Aethina tumida, a honey bee colony scavenger/parasite native to sub-Saharan Africa, where is considered only a minor pest, is now present on almost all continents, including the Latin Americ...
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| author | Sérgio Nogueira Pereira Luis Henrique Soares Alves Renata Falcão Rabello da Costa Fábio Prezoto Erica Weinstein Teixeira |
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| description | Several traits make stingless bees attractive to parasites of honey bee colonies. The small hive beetle (SHB) Aethina tumida, a honey bee colony scavenger/parasite native to sub-Saharan Africa, where is considered only a minor pest, is now present on almost all continents, including the Latin America region in South America. SHB has been recorded in Brazil since 2016 in Africanized honey bees and generaly the beetle does not seem cause negative impacts. European honey bees, on the other hand, suffer considerable damage when parasitized by SHB, suggesting a potential threat to other susceptible social bees. The present study reports the first occurrence of SHB in stingless bees in Brazil, and is an alert to authorities and stingless beekeepers to prevent infestations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-562b230c688f4f489e3dfba5102ab3342022-12-21T19:30:12ZengUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaSociobiology0361-65252447-80672021-03-0168110.13102/sociobiology.v68i1.6021Occurrence of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) in Melipona rufiventris colonies in BrazilSérgio Nogueira Pereira0Luis Henrique Soares Alves1Renata Falcão Rabello da Costa2Fábio Prezoto3Erica Weinstein Teixeira4Secretaria de Estado de Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento do Rio de Janeiro (SEAPA-RJ). Defesa Agropecuária. Coordenadoria de Defesa Sanitária Animal. Niteroi – RJ, Brasil.Centro Universitário de Valença (UNIFAA). Valença -RJ, Brasil.Secretaria de Estado de Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento do Rio de Janeiro (SEAPA-RJ). Defesa Agropecuária. Coordenadoria de Defesa Sanitária Animal. Niteroi – RJ, Brasil.Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF). Departamento de Zoologia, Laboratório de ecologia comportamental e bioacústica (LABEC). Juíz de Fora -MG, BrasilLaboratório Especializado de Sanidade Apícola (LASA)/Instituto Biológico/APTA/SAA-SP, Pindamonhangaba, SP, Brazil.Several traits make stingless bees attractive to parasites of honey bee colonies. The small hive beetle (SHB) Aethina tumida, a honey bee colony scavenger/parasite native to sub-Saharan Africa, where is considered only a minor pest, is now present on almost all continents, including the Latin America region in South America. SHB has been recorded in Brazil since 2016 in Africanized honey bees and generaly the beetle does not seem cause negative impacts. European honey bees, on the other hand, suffer considerable damage when parasitized by SHB, suggesting a potential threat to other susceptible social bees. The present study reports the first occurrence of SHB in stingless bees in Brazil, and is an alert to authorities and stingless beekeepers to prevent infestations.http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/6021NitidulidaeMeliponiniinvasive pestpollinator |
| spellingShingle | Sérgio Nogueira Pereira Luis Henrique Soares Alves Renata Falcão Rabello da Costa Fábio Prezoto Erica Weinstein Teixeira Occurrence of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) in Melipona rufiventris colonies in Brazil Sociobiology Nitidulidae Meliponini invasive pest pollinator |
| title | Occurrence of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) in Melipona rufiventris colonies in Brazil |
| title_full | Occurrence of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) in Melipona rufiventris colonies in Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Occurrence of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) in Melipona rufiventris colonies in Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occurrence of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) in Melipona rufiventris colonies in Brazil |
| title_short | Occurrence of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) in Melipona rufiventris colonies in Brazil |
| title_sort | occurrence of the small hive beetle aethina tumida in melipona rufiventris colonies in brazil |
| topic | Nitidulidae Meliponini invasive pest pollinator |
| url | http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/6021 |
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