Aethina tumida
TaxID: 116153
Basic Information
Aethina tumida
small hive beetle, Small hive beetle, Small Hive Beetle
Aethina tumida, commonly known as the small hive beetle (SHB), is a beekeeping pest. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa, but has spread to many other regions, including North America, Australia, and the Philippines. The small hive beetle primarily lives within the beehive and feeds on pollen, honey, and dead bees. The colonization can cause severe damage to honeycomb, stored honey, and pollen. Beetle larvae may tunnel through combs of honey, feeding and defecating, causing discoloration and fermentation of the honey. If a beetle infestation is abundant and concentrated, they may cause bees to abandon their hive. Small hive beetles have shown unique behavior associated with pheromones. They can sense the honeybee's alarm pheromone, which is primarily released by the host to inform the host guards about the presence of invaders. This fitness advantage improves their ability to quickly locate and colonize the honeybee hives. The host has evolved some strategies to cope with the colony damage, such as imprisonment of the invader, patrolling, and removal of beetle's eggs. Small hive beetles can cause significant economic loss on bee colony, stored honey, and package bee production. Biological control method includes uses of fungi and fire ants. Cultural control focuses on the hygienic practice of beekeeper. Chemical control strategy includes uses of carbon disulfide, para-dichlorobenzene, and some chemical products on the market.
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Taxonomic Information
Metazoa
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Nitidulidae
Aethina
tumida
unclassified
Species
nan
k__Metazoa;p__Arthropoda;c__Insecta;o__Coleoptera;f__Nitidulidae;g__Aethina;s__Aethina tumida
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Arthropods
Photos (0 photos)
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Morphological Features
Larvae are creamy in color, 10–11 mm long and 1.6 mm wide, with two rows of dorsal spines on each thoracic and abdominal segment. Adults have antennae that are 0.8 times the head width, with the scape connecting to the head via an antennifer and the outer margin obtuse. The last three flagellomeres are swollen and gradually narrower, forming an uncompact antennal club. Antennae are placed in antennal grooves on the ventral surface during rest. The mouthparts include mandibles of similar length and width. Sensilla on the antennae include sensilla chaetica (long straight setae, 3.7±1.6 μm long, basal width 1.6±0.3 μm, on club), sensilla basiconica (long-rod shaped, 12.1±0.5 μm long, basal diameter 2.6±0.1 μm), and other types distributed on flagellomeres 7–9 and the club.
Plazi taxonomic treatment
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (2 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | Quarantine pests | — |
| United States of America | Quarantine pests | — |
Distribution (30 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
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| Australia | Present | — |
| Austria | Present | — |
| Benin | Present | — |
| Burkina Faso | Present | — |
| Brazil | Present | — |
| Central African Republic | Present | — |
| Canada | Present | — |
| Cameroon | Present | — |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Present | — |
| Colombia | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (2 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Assembly Accession | Assembly Level | Genome Size(Mb) | Contig N50(Kb) | Scaffold N50(Kb) | BUSCO% | Downloads | Actions |
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| GCF_024364675.1 | Chromosome | - | - | - | - | - |
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icAetTumi1.1 |
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| GCF_001937115.1 | Contig | 234 | 298 | 298 | 98.92% |
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endopterygota_odb10 |
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Transcriptomes (3 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Run ID | Tissue | Developmental Stage | Sex | Read Count | Location | Actions |
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| SRR29098219 | Whole insect (170mg) | Adult | - | 126110195 | South Africa: Stellenbosch | |
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PRJNA1114046 SRX24622289 SRP508935 insect Paired-end RNA-seq of adult Aethina tumida from South Africa RNA was extracted using the Direct-zol RNA Miniprep Plus kit with DNase treatment. Ribodepletion was performed using the Illumina Ribo-Zero Plus kit (no polyA purification). NEBNext Ultra II Directional RNA Library Prep Kit for Illumina (strand-specific) was used for library preparation. Ribodepletion, library preparation, and sequencing were performed at the Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research (ICBR) at the University of Florida Adult insects collected from an apiary in Stellenbosch, South Africa {'tissue': 'Whole insect (170mg)', 'isolate': 'Adult insects collected from an apiary in Stellenbosch, South Africa', 'dev_stage': 'Adult', 'collected_by': 'Dr. Mike Allsopp, Honeybee Research Section of the Agricultural Research Council', 'geo_loc_name': 'South Africa: Stellenbosch', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2022', 'isolation_source': 'Apiary'} |
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| SRR29128607 | Whole insect (400mg) | Adult | - | 60681428 | USA: Florida | |
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PRJNA1114046 SRX24652236 SRP508935 insect Small RNA-seq of adult Aethina tumida from Florida RNA was extracted using the Direct-zol RNA Miniprep Plus kit with DNase treatment. Library preparation was performed using the NEBNext Small RNA Library Prep Set for Illumina Adult insects from an apiary in Gainesville, Florida, USA {'tissue': 'Whole insect (400mg)', 'isolate': 'Adult insects from an apiary in Gainesville, Florida, USA', 'dev_stage': 'Adult', 'collected_by': 'University of Florida', 'geo_loc_name': 'USA: Florida', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2021-09', 'isolation_source': 'Apiary'} |
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| SRR29128605 | Whole insect (200mg) | Adult | - | 48040422 | USA: Ohio | |
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PRJNA1114046 SRX24652238 SRP508935 insect Small RNA-seq of adult Aethina tumida from Ohio RNA was extracted using the Direct-zol RNA Miniprep Plus kit with DNase treatment. Library preparation was performed using the NEBNext Small RNA Library Prep Set for Illumina Adult insects reared from insects collected in Ohio, USA {'tissue': 'Whole insect (200mg)', 'isolate': 'Adult insects reared from insects collected in Ohio, USA', 'dev_stage': 'Adult', 'collected_by': 'Dr. Adam Dolezal at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign', 'geo_loc_name': 'USA: Ohio', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2020-10', 'isolation_source': 'Collected in Ohio, USA, then lab-reared in Illinois, USA'} |
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