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Berenbaum, May R Nardi, James B Miller, Andrew Hanks, Lawrence M Montag, William Maurice 2020-10-07T22:44:42Z 2020-10-07T22:44:42Z 2022-10-07T22:44:53Z 2020-07-21 2020-08 The small hive beetle, Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) (SHB) acts as a facultative hive pest of the western honey bee, Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Drawn to honey bee hives by volatiles from the yeast Kodamaea ohmeri (Ascomycota: Saccharomycotina), the beetles must avoid injury from the stings of aggressive guard bees while successfully taking advantage of the hive resources. This study is aimed towards improving our understanding of SHB morphology and associated fungal communities to gain a better understanding of how these beetles protect themselves, exploit honey bee food stores, and maintain their associated fungal communities. This study found no significant differences in tarsal setae characteristics between the sexes, isolated K. ohmeri and other notable yeasts from multiple sites on the exoskeleton, and identified features of the alimentary tract that may contribute to water retention and production of a protective midgut lining. These results elaborate on the methods by which the SHB-honey bee association is maintained and should be examined further for a more complete understanding of this apicultural pest. Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2022-08-01 The student, William Montag, accepted the attached license on 2020-07-20 at 17:46. The student, William Montag, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2020-07-20 at 17:55. This Thesis was approved for publication on 2020-07-21 at 16:19. DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #15701 on 2020-10-02 at 15:33:58 Made available in DSpace on 2020-10-07T22:44:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 MONTAG-THESIS-2020.pdf: 1453692 bytes, checksum: 61a27533bb4461add936a7847640a209 (MD5) LICENSE.txt: 4211 bytes, checksum: c23a17a5a185a8a44a5d08b31ddaaf67 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2020-07-21 Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 116259 Lift date: 2022-10-07T22:44:53Z Reason: Author requested U of Illinois access only (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD system Author requested U of Illinois access only (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD system U of I Only application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2142/108632 en Copyright 2020 William Montag Aethina tumida, Kodamaea ohmeri, gut morphology, tarsal setae Investigating the morphological adaptations and fungal associations of the small hive beetle, Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) text Thesis Entomology Entomology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Thesis M.S.