Pest of Philippine stingless bees
2019
Baroga-Barbecho, J.B. | Cervancia, C.R.
Many pests attack hives of Tetragonula biroi (Friese) but these can be managed. A 10-year monitoring project was conducted by the team of the UPLB [University of the Philippines Los Baños Bee Program from 2010 to the present in selected meliponaries in the Philippines to identify the different pests of T. biroi. The species of pests we have identified were: (1) hive syrphid fly, Ceriana sp.; (2) hive phorid fly; (3) small hive beetle, Aethina tumida; (4) a beetle under the Family Nitidulidae; (5) and another under Histeridae; (6) soldier fly, Hermetia sp., and (7) some species of pollen mites. Majority of these pests are destructive found inside the nest or hive feeding on honey and/or pollen. Managed colonies of T. biroi can be protected from these pests by maintaining strong colonies, by performing proper beekeeping practices, and through quarantine.
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