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Pathology and parasitology

First record of small hive beetle, Aethina tumida Murray, in South America

Primer registro del pequeño escarabajo de colmena, Aethina tumida Murray, en América del Sur

Hasan Al ToufailiaLaboratory of Apiculture and Social Insects, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Denise A AlvesDepartment of Entomology and Acarology, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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Daniela de C BenáDepartment of Zoology, Bioscience Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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José M S BentoDepartment of Entomology and Acarology, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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Natasha S A IwanickiDepartment of Entomology and Acarology, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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Andrew R ClineCalifornia Department of Food & Agriculture, Plant Pest Diagnostics Center, SacramentoCA, USA
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James D EllisHoney Bee Research and Extension Laboratory, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, GainesvilleFL, USA
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Francis L W RatnieksLaboratory of Apiculture and Social Insects, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
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Pages 76-80 | Received 10 Apr 2016, Accepted 11 Jan 2017, Published online: 07 Feb 2017

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