Reliability of Morphological and PCR Methods for the Official Diagnosis of <i>Aethina tumida</i> (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae): A European Inter-Laboratory Comparison

Reliability of Morphological and PCR Methods for the Official Diagnosis of <i>Aethina tumida</i> (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae): A European Inter-Laboratory Comparison

The Small Hive Beetle (<i>Aethina tumida</i> Murray, 1867) is an invasive scavenger of honeybees. Originally endemic in sub-Saharan Africa, it is regulated internationally in order to preserve the areas still free from this species. To ensure the reliability of official diagnoses in case...

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Main Authors: Stéphanie Franco, Nicolas Cougoule, Amandine Tison, Aurélie Del Cont, Cristina Gastaldi, ILC Consortium, Véronique Duquesne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
diagnosis
inter-laboratory comparison
morphology
real-time PCR
honey bee
<i>Aethina tumida</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/1/33

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