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Large African Hive Beetle Oplostomus fuligineus (Olivier) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Worrel Diedrick and Cameron Jack


Release Date: 4/12/2021

Reviewed At: 5/22/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in1309-2020

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY-763, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date July 2020. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures.

About the Authors

Worrel Diedrick; and Cameron Jack, lecturer; Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Diedrick, W. A., & Jack, C. (2021). Large African Hive Beetle Oplostomus fuligineus (Olivier) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). EDIS, 2021(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1309-2020

Authors

Cameron Jack
Cameron Jack
Specialist
University of Florida

assistant professor, apiculture, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology

Publication #EENY-763

Peer Reviewed