Deep Look

Varroa Mites Are a Honeybee's 8-Legged Nightmare

2023 • E14    Oct 24, 2023    7m
Every year, up to half the honeybee colonies in the U.S. die. Varroa mites, the bees’ ghastly parasites, are one of the main culprits. After hitching a ride into a hive, a mite mom hides in a honeycomb cell, where she and her offspring feed on a growing bee. But beekeepers and scientists are helping honeybees fight back.

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