Beekeeper Scott Svab provides tips for managing the small hive beetle in home apiaries and controlling its spread.

Small hive beetles (Aethina tumida ... these biological nuances and developing environmentally friendly control methods, such as targeting key chemosensory proteins and utilising molecular ...

The varroa invasion appears to be making hives more susceptible to the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida ... so removing these can help. These control methods are effective, though labor-intensive ...

The small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) is one of the species that rely on honey bee colonies to reproduce and survive. The adult beetle lays eggs on bee brood frames, full of honey and pollen.

The government has restarted Apinella, the monitoring programme against the small hive beetle. Until the end of October specially recruited beekeepers will inspect their apiaries at strategically ...

Since it was described from sub-Saharan Africa in 1867, the small hive beetle – oval-shaped, reddish-brown, and 5-7 mm long – has dispersed and created havoc across continents. In Asia ...

The small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) is one of the species that rely on honey bee colonies to reproduce and survive. The adult beetle lays eggs on bee brood frames, full of honey and pollen.