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Desde ent\u00e3o, o pequeno besouro da colmeia espalhou-se pelo pa\u00eds, chegando a v\u00e1rios outros estados, incluindo Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh e Jharkhand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Um novo estudo publicado na Apidologie documenta a expans\u00e3o do escaravelho, analisando a sua introdu\u00e7\u00e3o inicial \u2013 muito provavelmente vinda do Bangladesh \u2013 e a sua dissemina\u00e7\u00e3o em ambos&nbsp;<em>Apis mellifera&nbsp;<\/em>e&nbsp;<em>Apis cerana<\/em>. At\u00e9 \u00e0 data, um total de 1.119&nbsp;<em>Apis mellifera<\/em>col\u00f3nias e 16&nbsp;<em>Apis cerana<\/em>&nbsp;colonias foram relatadas como infetadas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ir para o artigo cient\u00edfico <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s13592-026-01271-7\" title=\"\">aqui<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aethina tumida foi detectada pela primeira vez na \u00cdndia em 2022, no estado de Bengala Ocidental. 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