Aethina tumida is a beekeeping pest. It is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, but has spread to many other locations, including North America, Australia, and the Philippines.It can be a destructive pest of honey bee colonies, causing damage to comb, stored honey, and pollen.

Host Genome

Contig
Genome ID Level BUSCO Assessment
GCF_001937115.1 Contig
C:96.2%[S:88.9%,D:7.3%],F:2.0%,M:1.8%,n:1367

Related Symbionts

3 records

Symbiont records associated with Aethina tumida

Classification Function Function Tags Reference
Fungi

the volatiles produced by yeast-containing bee pollen dough eaten by beetle larvae are more attractive to adults

Bacteria

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Fungi

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Metagenome Information

0 records

Metagenome sequencing data associated with Aethina tumida

Run Platform Location Date BioProject

No metagenomes found

No metagenome records associated with this host species.

Amplicon Information

0 records

Amplicon sequencing data associated with Aethina tumida

Run Classification Platform Location Environment

No amplicons found

No amplicon records associated with this host species.

Related Articles

3 records

Research articles related to Aethina tumida

Title Authors Journal Year DOI
Huang, Q; Han, WS; Posada-Florez, F; Evans, JD
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
2024
10.3389/fmicb.2024.1387248
Amos, BA; Hayes, RA; Leemon, DM; Furlong, MJ
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY
2019
10.1093/jee/toy378
Amos, BA; Leemon, DL; Hayes, RA; Cribb, BW; Furlong, MJ
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY
2018
10.1093/jee/toy121