Managing Small Hive Beetles

What you can do to prevent or limit their damage

Author: Jon Zawislak, University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture

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The small hive beetle Aethina tumida (SHB) is an invasive pest of bee hives, originally from sub-Saharan Africa.  These beetles inhabit almost all honey bee colonies in their native range, but they do little damage there and …