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Small hive beetle in India
April 11 , 2025
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- An alien or non-native beetle threatening the honeybee industry globally has been recorded for the first time in India.
- The small hive beetle (the Aethinatumida) was recorded from a moderately large colony of European honeybees, or Apis mellifera, in an apiary in West Bengal.
- Since it was described from the sub-Saharan Africa in 1867, it has dispersed and created havoc across continents.
- In Asia, it was recorded in the Philippines, the South Korea, and China less than a decade ago.
- They pose a serious threat to the apiary industry, as the species can proliferate and spread very fast.
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