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>