Various pictures of infestations of Aethina tumida, photographed by Dr.   M.T. Sanford, June 19, 1998, Ft. Pierce, Florida.

   Hive bottom board covered with larvae and diluted honey that was presumably created by the larvae.

Closer view of larvae associated with diluted honey.

Larvae on comb of sealed honey.

Larvae associated with adults.   Adults are best seen around the edges as smooth, shiny black ovals.

A closer view of both larvae and adult beetles along with worker honey bees for size comparison.

Again for enlarged pictures of both adult and larval beetles see http://ifas.ufl.edu/~entweb/aethina.pdf.  
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