With bee populations mysteriously dying off across America, the threat of the small hive beetle and its fungal partner may be even more pressing than before. Reference: Torto, Boucias, Arbogast ...

I look forward to using this product, and if this baffle can deter the small hive beetle, it will be a real benefit for us beekeepers," Kern told FoxNews.com. The Beetle Baffle sells for $16 each.

Just in time for Halloween! The newest uninvited guest (pest) in our hives is the small hive beetle (SHB), a nasty little beetle that eats brood, bees, and comb, and destroys the honey in the hive ...

The honeybee's alarm signal may not only bring help, but also attract the small hive beetle. Now, researchers have found that small hive beetles can detect some alarm pheromones at levels below ...

The honeybee's alarm signal may not only bring help, but also attract the small hive beetle. Now, an international team of researchers has found that small hive beetles can detect some alarm ...

For the small hive beetle, breaking and entering into the hive of stingless bees carries a far harsher sentence – being mummified alive in a sticky tomb of wax, mud and resin.

Their study, "Functional and evolutionary insights into chemosensation and specialized herbivory from the genome of the red milkweed beetle," is published in the Journal of Heredity. "From a ...

He received notice that a beetle located in Duvall might be the long-feared small hive beetle, an invasive species from Africa. Their larvae can destroy hives.

It’s not so much eternal life, more a case of instant death. Parasitic beetles that dare to invade the hive of certain stingless bees end up entombed forever in resin. “They’re stopped in ...

The varroa invasion appears to be making hives more susceptible to the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida). This species arrived in 2002 . The beetle thrives in warm, humid conditions and lays its ...

The Small Hive Beetle is a tiny black bug that invades bee hives, eats young bees, and excretes into honey, turning it into fermented slime. Skip to main content. ABC News Homepage.

Key points: The small hive beetle has been found in a beehive at Devonport Port with a 15-kilometre exclusion zone declared; The pest beetle can fly up to 7km and infiltrate bee hives, posing a ...