• News

Latest news:

July 2026: detection of the small hive beetle in Lazio region (Italy)

Previous news:

April 2024: detection of the small hive beetle in La Reunion island (France)

December 2024: news on the situation in Italy

• Guidelines

Guidelines for the surveillance of the small hive beetle infestation (April 2016) (pdf)

Guidance document for the management of the small hive beetle infestation in the soil (September 2024) (pdf)

Example of a contingency planning for the control and eradication of the small hive beetle in Germany (Friedrich Loeffler Institut website)