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Small Hive Beetle, Aethina tumida Murray (Insecta: Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)

James D. Ellis and Amanda Ellis


Release Date: 4/3/2019

Reviewed At: 2/6/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in854-2010

Agriculture

About this Publication

This document is EENY-474, one of a series of the Department of  Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date June 2010. Revised June 2016. 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

James D. Ellis, assistant professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology; and Amanda Ellis, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Ellis, J. D., & Ellis, A. (2010). Small Hive Beetle, Aethina tumida Murray (Insecta: Coleoptera: Nitidulidae). EDIS, 2010(4). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in854-2010

Authors

James Ellis
James Ellis

former Gahan endowed professor, apiculture, Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology

Amanda Ellis
Amanda Ellis
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FDACS

formerly of Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry

Contacts

Amy Vu
Amy Vu
Specialist
University of Florida

state specialized program Extension agent II, apiculture, Honey Bee Research and Extension Lab, Department of Entomology and Nematology

Publication #EENY-474