Invasive Species Require Global Efforts: COLOSS Task Force Small Hive Beetle

Summary

Invasive species are of major concern globally because they affect human health and food security. To limit their spread and impact, locally and internationally concerted efforts are required. This holds true for invasive pests of pollinators, such as small hive beetles (Aethina tumida, Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), thus prompting the initiation of a COLOSS Task Force (TF) on this beetle.