Development of next-generation biopesticides as a control method for the small hive beetle Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), a serious pest of the European honey bee Apis mellifera

The small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) is a serious pest of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera), responsible for causing significant economic damage to the apiculture industry in North America and Australia. In 2014 A. tumida was detected in Italy, highlighting the potential for an outbreak with...

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Main Author: Powell, Michelle Emma
Published: Durham University 2019
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.768386