The Small Hive Beetle Aethina tumida Murray

<p>The importance of the role played by honey bee pests in the world<br />is becoming more recognized each year not only because of<br />attention given to the pest species such as the varroa mite and<br />small hive beetle but also because of the increasing realization<br />that honey bees are extremely valuable to nature and humanity.</p><p>The author Wm. Michael Hood is Professor Emeritus of Entomology<br />Emeritus College Clemson University South Carolina USA</p>