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Small hive beetle infestation (Aethina tumida)

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For the purposes of the Terrestrial Code, infestation with Aethina tumida (also known as small hive beetle) is an infestation of bee colonies (species of the genera Apis and Bombus and also stingless bees) by the beetle A. tumida, which is a free-living predator and scavenger affecting bee populations.

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  1. OIE 2022 Section 9. Apidae. In: Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 2021. Vol. 2, 29 ed. World Organisation for Animal Health, Paris, FRA. pp. 601-622.
Proposed by: Michael Rubinigg
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Small hive beetle infestation (Aethina tumida)

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[116]

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https://app.pollinatorhub.eu/vocabulary/classes/116

Created

2023-01-23

Updated

2023-12-05
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disease caused or transmitted by insects | honey bee disease

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Small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) infestation

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