Quarantine Area established in Essex County and part of Chatham-
Kent for small hive beetle affecting honey bees The Ontario
government is responding to the confirmed presence of small hive
beetle (Aethina tumida) in Ontario. The small hive beetle is a
new and emerging pest to honey bees in this province. The small
hive beetle (or SHB) is not a threat to human health or food
safety. date, small hive beetle has been found in Essex County.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is
establishing a Quarantine Area under the Bees Act to protect
those parts of the province that are believed to be free from
the presence of the small hive beetle. - the entire County of
Essex; and - the part of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent lying
south-westward of a line made up of a Town Line Road, Pump Road
and Merlin Road (also known as County Road 7), as if these
roadways extended continuously from points of intersection with
the shorelines of Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie (see Note: Please
refer to the Declaration fo