| small hive beetle | |
| Aethina tumida Murray |
Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
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 Larva(e); The larvae are elongate, whitish grubs with rows of small spines along the back. Larvae look superficially like wax moth larvae, but the legs of beetle larvae are larger, more pronounced, and restricted to near the head. Beetle larvae do not spin webs or cocoons in the bee hive but rather pupate in the soil outside the hive; Queensland. Palmwood, 19 May 2004, C. Smith, in bee hive. Pest and Diseases Image Library, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Larva(e); The larvae are elongate, whitish grubs with rows of small spines along the back. Larvae look superficially like wax moth larvae, but the legs of beetle larvae are larger, more pronounced, and restricted to near the head. Beetle larvae do not spin webs or cocoons in the bee hive but rather pupate in the soil outside the hive; Queensland. Palmwood, 19 May 2004, C. Smith, in bee hive. Pest and Diseases Image Library, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Larva(e); The larvae are elongate, whitish grubs with rows of small spines along the back. Larvae look superficially like wax moth larvae, but the legs of beetle larvae are larger, more pronounced, and restricted to near the head. Beetle larvae do not spin webs or cocoons in the bee hive but rather pupate in the soil outside the hive; Queensland. Palmwood, 19 May 2004, C. Smith, in bee hive. Pest and Diseases Image Library, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Adult(s); dorsal view. Beetle is somewhat distended. Jeffrey W. Lotz, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Adult(s); dorsal and ventral views; Grahamstown, South Africa; 2003 James D. Ellis, University of Florida, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Adult(s); Adult honey bees guarding a small hive beetle adult. James D. Ellis, University of Florida, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Adult(s); Broad, flattened beetles about 5.7 mm long, 3.2 mm wide and dark brown to nearly black in color; Queensland. Palmwood, 19 May 2004, C. Smith, in bee hive. Pest and Diseases Image Library, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Adult(s); Adults are broad, flattened beetles about 5.7 mm long, 3.2 mm wide and dark brown to nearly black in color. Adults are red just after pupation and soon thereafter become blackish. They move rapidly across comb and are difficult to pick up; Queensland. Palmwood, 19 May 2004, C. Smith, in bee hive. Pest and Diseases Image Library, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Adult(s); Adults are broad, flattened beetles about 5.7 mm long, 3.2 mm wide and dark brown to nearly black in color; Queensland. Palmwood, 19 May 2004, C. Smith, in bee hive. Pest and Diseases Image Library, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Adult(s); Pest and Diseases Image Library, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
