{"id":3319,"date":"2026-06-11T09:06:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T09:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/?p=3319"},"modified":"2026-06-11T09:06:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T09:06:31","slug":"aethina-tumida-first-detection-in-central-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/prt\/aethina-tumida-first-detection-in-central-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Aethina tumida: Primeira Detec\u00e7\u00e3o na It\u00e1lia Central"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As autoridades veterin\u00e1rias italianas confirmaram uma nova dete\u00e7\u00e3o de&nbsp;<em>Aethina tumida<\/em>&nbsp;em It\u00e1lia. V\u00e1rios exemplares foram encontrados em col\u00f3nias de abelhas mel\u00edferas na regi\u00e3o do L\u00e1cio. Esta \u00e9 a primeira dete\u00e7\u00e3o do escaravelho pequeno da colmeia na It\u00e1lia Central. Segundo as autoridades, o escaravelho pequeno da colmeia foi introduzido atrav\u00e9s da movimenta\u00e7\u00e3o ilegal de colmeias da regi\u00e3o da Cal\u00e1bria, onde&nbsp;<em>Aethina tumida<\/em>&nbsp;tem sido aplicado desde 2014. Foram implementadas medidas de controlo preliminares em conformidade com os regulamentos da UE. Mais informa\u00e7\u00f5es ser\u00e3o fornecidas assim que estiverem dispon\u00edveis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Para atualiza\u00e7\u00f5es sobre a situa\u00e7\u00e3o epidemiol\u00f3gica em It\u00e1lia, por favor visite <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.izsvenezie.it\/aethina-tumida-in-italia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">s\u00edtio Web oficial<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As autoridades veterin\u00e1rias italianas confirmaram uma nova dete\u00e7\u00e3o de *Aethina tumida* em It\u00e1lia. 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