养蜂人和研究人员将欢迎科学家揭示这种蜂巢小甲虫（small hive beetle）的基因组。蜂巢小甲虫（small hive beetle）是蜜蜂的主要寄生虫问题，目前还没有有效的治疗方法。

Genome published of the small hive beetle, a major honey bee parasite

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181220104722.htm

1. Jay D Evans, Duane McKenna, Erin Scully, Steven C Cook, Benjamin Dainat, Noble Egekwu, Nathaniel Grubbs, Dawn Lopez, Marcé D Lorenzen, Steven M Reyna, Frank D Rinkevich, Peter Neumann, Qiang Huang. Genome of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida, Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), a worldwide parasite of social bee colonies, provides insights into detoxification and herbivory. GigaScience, 2018; DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giy138