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    Distribution and impacts of Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) in Latin America
    (Canadian Honey Counsil, 2019) Antúnez, Karina; Aldea Sánchez, Patricia; Calderón, Rafael A.; Correa, Adriana; Díaz Cetti, S.; Guido, Maria Carolina; Silva, Noirce Lopes da; Medina-Medina, Luis Abdelmir; Müller, Pablo Fernando; Palacio, María Alejandra; Pérez Castro, Eleazar Ezequiel; Nogueira Pereira, S.; Rodríguez, A.; Sattler, Aroni; Sordi Taveira, Renata; Weinstein Teixeira, Érica; Velarde, R.; Yadró García, C.A.; Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia
    The small hive beetle (SHB) Aethina tumida is a parasitic pest and scavenger of social bees, native to sub-Saharan Africa. Although in its native range it does not cause severe damage to strong colonies, it has invaded new areas, such as the USA and Australia, causing significant economic losses. Here, we present the current distribution of the SHB in Latin America, and discuss the strategies carried out in different countries to prevent its entrance or spread. The first report of its presence dates to 2007, in Coahuila, Mexico, a borderline state to the USA. Then it spread to other Mexican states and by 2012, it was detected in Yucatan and Quintana Roo, in the southern part of the country. Simultaneously it was also detected in Cuba, and continued spreading south, being found in El Salvador in 2013, Nicaragua in 2014 and Costa Rica in 2015. It was also detected in Sao Paulo (southeast of Brazil) in 2015, and in Río de Janeiro the following year; reaching by 2019 Mato Grosso do Sul (Midwest of Brazil). Although A. tumida does not significantly impact beekeeping in countries where Africanized bees are present, it negatively impacts the regulation of the hive products from these countries. On the other hand, in the Andean and southern portion of South America (Bolivia, Perú, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay), there are to date no reports of the beetle`s presence. A workshop held in 2016 in the framework of RedLAC (Network for the development of familiar agriculture in LatinAmerica and the Caribbean), brought researchers and technicians of different countries to discuss strategies for the prevention and control of the beetle. The documents produced at this meeting were an important input for the animal sanitary agencies. Since then, different strategies have been drawn for its early detection, including sampling in risk areas, installation of sentinel apiaries with traps, and/or extension activities for beekeepers, among others. Within RedLAC and SOLATINA (Latin American Society for Bee Research), we aim to work together to strengthen and improve these strategies, while understanding the potential impacts of this pest for the bees in the region.