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Honey pours from an extractor into a strainer to remove bits of excess wax.

The last stage of the harvest: a beekeeper pours her hard-earned strained honey into jars- ready to serve!

Crystallized honey can be made clear again by heating in a warm water bath.

Aethina tumida, the small hive beetle, is a recently introduced beekeeping pest. Larvae tunnel through comb causing honey to ferment.

Aethina tumida small hive beetle.

Portrait of Aethina tumida, the small hive beetle.

Aethina tumida small hive beetle.

Small hive beetles (Aethina tumida) typically hide in unoccupied sections of the hive.

Small hive beetle (Aethina tumida), larva. Heavy infestations of these larvae can cause a large portion of the honey stores to ferment.

Aethina tumida small hive beetle.

Aethina tumida small hive beetle.

Aethina tumida small hive beetle.

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Keywords: nitidulidae sap beetle hive beetles bee pest

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