Beetles' Attack On Bee Hives May Contribute To Colony Collapse Disorder Date: May 17, 2007 Source: Penn State Summary: The honeybee's alarm signal may not only bring help, but also attract the ...

The small hive beetle was introduced to Australia from South Africa and first recorded in 2002. Its larvae defecate in hives, eat baby bees and produce a slime which destroys bee hives. As well as ...

Insects Bees vs. beetles: Beekeeper saving hives with new invention By Kyle Rothenberg , Fox News Published February 28, 2014 9:58am EST | Updated October 21, 2015 3:27am EDT Facebook Flipboard ...

Hives Ferment A Yeasty Brew, Attract Beetle Pest Date: June 9, 2007 Source: Penn State Summary: The honeybee's alarm signal may not only bring help, but also attract the small hive beetle. Now, an ...

Supposedly, the beetles, hypnotically drawn by the glop, enter through small holes in the plastic container and drown in the mineral oil. (There’s a great how-to video at one of our favorite bee ...

Physiologically, ants are simple organisms, but their behavior is surprisingly complex. These tiny insects are driven by work ...

Greco thinks that the tactic evolved in response to other threats, other species of beetles that could harm the hive. Reference: Greco, Hoffmann, Dollin, Duncan, Spooner-Hart & Neumann. 2011.

The beetles associate the alarm chemicals with a good food source and head for the hive. In Africa, where the small hive beetle is a minor honeybee pest, bees quickly isolate an invading beetle ...

Small hive beetles are indigenous to Africa, but have been damaging beehives in the United States and Australia for several years. Rowan Sprague, a University of Virginia fourth-year student ...

Bees are under attack around the world. One of their nastiest foes: small hive beetles (Aethina tumida). Native to sub-Saharan Africa, these invaders can completely destroy the hives of common ...

Canada now has a working group dedicated to figuring out bee mortality. On July 9, environmental group Sierra Club Canada shared a press release announcing the group’s formation, which is made up of ...

South Africa: How Beetles Trick Bees Into Feeding Them Food Rich in Nutrients The Conversation Africa, 3 July 2022 Honey bees are useful not only to humans but to other "free riders" attracted to ...