摘要 : The 2002 arrival of small hive beetle [SHB] (Aethina tumida) from sub-Saharan Africa saw the beginnings of an Australian beetle mania. By then, SHB was already very well established in the southern United States, having arrived th... 展开 The 2002 arrival of small hive beetle [SHB] (Aethina tumida) from sub-Saharan Africa saw the beginnings of an Australian beetle mania. By then, SHB was already very well established in the southern United States, having arrived there as early as 19962. And, as for The Beatles, With a Little Help from My Friends rings sour when a bee hive takes in unfriendly beetles.Now twenty years on, south-eastern Australia has experienced consecutive uncharacteristically wet and humid summers. With Small Hive Beetle already the bane of the coastal, and northern coastal zones, anecdotal reports indicate SHB is now creating significant problems for beekeepers on the New South Wales Southern Tablelands. Former club president Dermot Asls Sha'Non, a noted collector of nuisance hives around Canberra, remarked:'I've never seen the numbers of SHB that I've been seeing recently before this. I've lost a few recovering cut-out colonies to them. It hasn't happened in previous seasons. ' 收起