02591nam a2200289Ia 4500003001000000005001700010040000900027090001200036245010800048490005600156520160000212650001301812650001101825650001601836650001401852650001701866700001601883700001801899700001701917700001701934700001901951856015601970942001402126008004102140999001702181952010302198MX-MdCICY20260521091554.0  cCICY  aB-1732010aAssociations Between the Small Hive Beetle and the Yeast Kodamaea ohmeri Throughout the Host Life Cycle0 vJournal of economic Entomology, 111(4), p.1-8, 20183 aThe small hive beetle, Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), is a pest of colonies of social bees, including the honeybee Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae). We investigated A. tumida oviposition behavior and development and found that it laid eggs in clutches that ranged in size (3-75 eggs per clutch)and that when fed on hive products in laboratory culture (27°C; RH 65 per cent; 12:12 (L:D)h)it completed three larval instars before pupation. The yeast Kodamaea ohmeri (Etchells & Bell)Y. Yamada, T. Suzuki, M. Matsuda K. Mikata (Ascomycota: Saccharomycotina)is associated with A. tumida, but the exact nature of this relationship is unknown. We examined the association in host eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults to establish its extent and potential specificity and determined the likely mechanism of vertical transmission. K. ohmeri was detected in egg mucilage and on host cuticle and from internal preparations of A. tumida at every stage of development. Based on colony forming unit (CFU)counts, the K. ohmeri densities varied significantly between developmental stages; the highest internal density was recorded in third instar larvae. Presence of K. ohmeri within adult A. tumida was not affected by contamination of the cuticle by the yeast during the larval and pupal stages nor by the mated status of the adult. This deepened understanding of A. tumida ovipositional behavior and larval development along with a better understanding of the relationship between K. ohmeri and its host is important for the development of management strategies for this important pest.14aHONEYBEE14aINSTAR14aNITIDULIDAE14aSYMBIOSIS14aTRANSMISSION12aAmos, B. A.12aLeemon, D. L.12aHayes, R. A.12aCribb, B. W.12aFurlong, M. J.40uhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/17Zt-425AP_Kcbhl0zBQLrLoKiKB35SwO/view?usp=drivesdkzPara ver el documento ingresa a Google con tu cuenta: @cicy.edu.mx  2LoccREF1250602s9999    xx |||||s2   |||| ||und|d  c27422d27422  00102Loc40708F1aCICYbCICYcREd2025-06-25l0oB-17320r2025-06-25 16:02:08w2025-06-25yREF1