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Control of Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) using in-hive traps

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 June 2014

Martine Bernier ,
Valérie Fournier ,
Les Eccles  and
Pierre Giovenazzo
Martine Bernier
Affiliation:
Centre de recherche en horticulture, Université Laval, G1V 0A6 Québec, Canada
Valérie Fournier
Affiliation:
Centre de recherche en horticulture, Université Laval, G1V 0A6 Québec, Canada
Les Eccles
Affiliation:
Technology Transfer Team, Ontario Beekeeper’s Association, N1H 6J2 Ontario, Canada
Pierre Giovenazzo*
Affiliation:
Centre de recherche en sciences animales de Deschambault, Deschambault, G0A 1S0 Québec, Canada
*
1Corresponding author (e-mail: [email protected])
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Abstract

The small hive beetle (SHB), Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), is a non-native pest of honey bees (Apis mellifera Linnaeus (Hymenoptera: Apidae)) newly introduced to Canada. The effectiveness of three in-hive traps was tested in springtime in West-Montérégie (southern Québec, Canada) and in late summer in Essex County (southern Ontario, Canada): AJ’s Beetle Eater™ (AJ’s Beetle Eater), Beetle Barn™ (Rossmann Apiaries), and Hood™ trap (Brushy Mountain Bee Farm). Traps were placed in the brood chamber of 12 colonies in West-Montérégie, and in 48 colonies in the top honey super in Essex County. In-hive traps were effective in reducing SHB populations without compromising the bee population or colony weight gain. In West-Montérégie, the Beetle Barn™ was the most effective trap during the first week, when SHB populations were high. It was less effective when honey bees sealed trap openings with propolis. In Essex County, the AJ’s Beetle Eater™ was the most effective throughout the trial. There was no difference in efficacy between the various solutions used in the Hood™ trap (mineral oil versus mineral oil and apple cider vinegar).

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Insect Management
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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 147 , Issue 1 , February 2015 , pp. 97 - 108
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© Entomological Society of Canada 2014 

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Subject editor: David McCorquodale

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