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Ahora, una breve nota publicada en Apidologie informa la primera evidencia de Aethina tumida en colonias de abejas gigantes (<em>Apis dorsata<\/em>en la India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Las colonias silvestres en el bosque de manglares de Sundarbans mostraron panales cubiertos con una sustancia viscosa y emitieron un olor a fermentado, s\u00edntomas cl\u00ednicos t\u00edpicos de la infestaci\u00f3n por el escarabajo de la colmena peque\u00f1a. Los an\u00e1lisis morfol\u00f3gicos y moleculares confirmaron la presencia de <em>Aethina tumida<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seg\u00fan los investigadores, este hallazgo genera preocupaci\u00f3n por la conservaci\u00f3n de las abejas meleras gigantes silvestres y pone de relieve la necesidad de medidas de control y mitigaci\u00f3n adecuadas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ir al art\u00edculo cient\u00edfico <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s13592-026-01292-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">aqu\u00ed<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Una breve nota publicada en Apidologie informa la primera evidencia de Aethina tumida en colonias de abejas gigantes (Apis dorsata) en la India.<br \/>\nWild colonies in the Sundarbans mangrove forest showed combs covered with a slimy substance and emitted a fermented smell, typical clinical symptoms of small hive beetle infestation. Morphological and molecular analyses confirmed the presence of Aethina tumida.<br \/>\nSeg\u00fan los investigadores, este hallazgo genera preocupaci\u00f3n por la conservaci\u00f3n de las abejas meleras gigantes silvestres y pone de relieve la necesidad de medidas de control y mitigaci\u00f3n adecuadas.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3469,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A short note published in Apidologie reports the first evidence of Aethina tumida in giant honey bee colonies (Apis dorsata) in India. 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