Systemic RNAi in the small hive beetle Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), a serious pest of the European honey bee Apis mellifera.
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.4365
Abstract: BACKGROUND Aethina tumida is a serious pest of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) in North America and Australia. Here we investigate whether Laccase 2, the phenoloxidase gene essential for cuticle sclerotisation and pigmentation in… read more here.
Keywords: pest european; honey; aethina tumida; rnai ... See more keywords
Identification and characterization of CYP307A1 as a molecular target for controlling the small hive beetle, Aethina tumida.
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.7146
Abstract: BACKGROUND The molting hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) plays a key role in insect development, metamorphosis, and reproduction. Previous studies have shown that ecdysteroid metabolism is regulated by a series of CYP genes in most of the… read more here.
Keywords: small hive; aethina tumida; beetle aethina; hive beetle ... See more keywords
Invasion pathway of the honeybee pest, small hive beetle, Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) in the Republic of Korea inferred by mitochondrial DNA sequence analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aspen.2019.07.008
Abstract: Abstract The small hive beetle (SHB), Aethina tumida, is native to the Sub-Saharan region of Africa, but it became invasive in many countries after its first introduction to the USA in 1996. The SHB is… read more here.
Keywords: aethina tumida; invasion; mitochondrial dna; hive beetle ... See more keywords