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Varroa mite
Varroa destructor

Varroa mite (Varroa destructor) is a mite of bees. It is a native of Asia and was first detected in Florida in the 1980's.

This parasite is passed by contact from colony to colony and affects both adults and young.

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07/29/2020 - The Purple Hive Project Uses AI to Protect Bees from the Varro...
03/20/2020 - Lessons from Africa on how to build resilient bee colonies
03/04/2020 - Australia's stingless bees: Beekeepers' best defense against d...
03/04/2020 - Bee researchers draft new weapon in fight against deadly varro...
03/04/2020 - Engineered bacteria to save bees against pests, virus, colony ...
03/04/2020 - Engineered Microbe in Bees' Guts Fends off Deadly Varroa Mite
03/04/2020 - Researchers take on honey bee decline
03/04/2020 - The bee microbiome can fight back against fungi that cause Col...
03/04/2020 - Tweaking honey bee bacteria to fight colony collapse disorder
03/04/2020 - Varroa Mites: New Guide Outlines Integrated Pest Management Op...
01/22/2020 - The Varroa destructor mite is the greatest threat to US honeyb...
01/21/2020 - Department ramps up mite fight
01/17/2020 - Beginning beekeepers supported
01/16/2020 - As the importance of honeybees - and the challenge of raising ...
01/16/2020 - Provincial and federal funding to support beekeepers
01/09/2020 - Helping Honeybees Adapt
01/08/2020 - 'Like sending bees to war': the deadly truth behind your almon...
01/08/2020 - Beekeeping courses for beginners due to get underway in the ne...
01/03/2020 - Massachusetts bees threatened by pesticides, parasites and cli...
12/19/2019 - Bees and environmental stressors-canaries in the coal mine
12/12/2019 - Viewpoint: Wild bees on the decline? Lack of evidence challeng...
12/09/2019 - Activist junk science breeds bad policy
12/09/2019 - Land of Tech and Honey: 5 Israeli Startups That Tackle the Dwi...
11/22/2019 - Varroa Destructor - an overview
11/13/2019 - Winter honeybee losses cut in half since 2012 as beekeepers ba...
11/11/2019 - Bees Find Hope Against 'Destructor' Mites, Thanks To UF Research
10/15/2019 - Bee markets still in good shape despite pressures from parasit...
10/15/2019 - Genomes of parasitic mites harming the world's bees sequenced
10/15/2019 - MSU economist's research on colony collapse disorder published...
10/15/2019 - New insights into colony collapse disorder's Varroa mite
10/15/2019 - Varroa mite menace remains global challenge to beekeepers
10/03/2019 - Bee Expert: The 3 Biggest Risks They Face Are 'Varroa, Varroa,...
10/03/2019 - Confronting colony collapse
10/01/2019 - The threat of varroa mite is real. But these Australian beekee...
07/26/2019 - Mite fight
06/21/2019 - Bee Survey Shows Largest Recorded Colony Loss
06/21/2019 - Flooding forces Bayer to rescue bees used for research
06/21/2019 - U.S. honeybees had the worst winter die-off in more than a decade
06/21/2019 - University of Maryland-led survey finds honeybee losses highes...
06/20/2019 - Garden column: Celebrate national pollinator week
06/20/2019 - More Bad Buzz For Bees: Record Number Of Honeybee Colonies Die...
06/14/2019 - Varroa destructor mite attacks on honeybees threaten wild bumb...
06/13/2019 - Honeybee mite raises bumblebee virus risk
06/13/2019 - Invasion of the Beehive Bodysnatchers
06/07/2019 - Bee Mortality: Deadly Combination of Insect Venom and Mites
06/06/2019 - How NPR, Washington Post, Bloomberg and other media botched re...
06/05/2019 - Bees the victims of irresponsible pesticide use
06/03/2019 - Beehive heating for the fight against the varroa mite
05/20/2019 - Australia's Native Bees Are In Trouble
05/20/2019 - Oklahoma adding more beekeepers amid nationwide bee decline
05/17/2019 - Growing number of Illinois beekeepers welcome new hobbyists, w...
05/16/2019 - Special Report| The Buzz About Bees
05/07/2019 - Extended varroa surveillance comes to end
05/07/2019 - Refrigeration used to fight bee colony collapse
02/19/2019 - Breeding honeybees to be clean may help save species: study | ...
02/18/2019 - New Study Finds Bee-Killing Mites Are Very Complicated Disease...
11/16/2018 - Can listening to bees help save them - and us?
07/23/2018 - Bee Prepared program aims to teach the best response for detec...
07/19/2018 - Devastating mite found on US ship docked in Melbourne threaten...
07/19/2018 - Winter Losses of Honeybee Colonies Greater than Anticipated
04/30/2018 - Bayer, Syngenta respond after EU ban on neonicotinoids
04/03/2018 - A new app listens to the problems of bees
02/27/2018 - Lt. Governor Cagle announces February student spotlight: Doste...
09/29/2017 - Vineyard pest: Grapevine pinot gris virus alert
08/11/2017 - Some happier news, for a change, on honeybees' health and colo...
08/09/2017 - Beekeepers unite in Selwyn
08/07/2017 - Finally, a little good news for American honeybees
08/07/2017 - Significant findings about health of bees
08/03/2017 - Good News for Bees as Numbers Recover While Mystery Malady Wan...
08/01/2017 - Honeybee colonies across LI, state under attack by mites
07/13/2017 - Varroa mite vigilance crucial as eradication program turns to ...
12/15/2016 - Varroa destructor - Mites Can Nimbly Climb from Flowers onto F...
11/18/2016 - Another species of Varroa mite threatens European honeybees - ...
08/09/2016 - Protecting Honey Bees From Pesticides
02/09/2016 - New human-driven virus is devastating bee populations; What ca...
08/14/2015 - A population model for the ectoparasitic mite Varroa jacobsoni...
08/14/2015 - Some honeybee colonies adapt in wake of deadly mites.
06/03/2015 - V. destructor mite mimics two types of bee
04/03/2015 - AFE Research Project To Create Buzz For Honey Bee Health - Per...
03/26/2015 - U.S. honey production up in 2014, but colony losses continue -...
03/23/2015 - 2015 Farm Bill Section 10007 Spending Plan Announcement
02/25/2015 - Host-parasite interactions between the honey bee, Apis mellife...
02/09/2015 - Hawaiian war on major bee pest could help Australia prepare fo...
11/21/2014 - State apiarist works to protect Ohio’s beehives from myriad th...
10/24/2014 - Boost bee health in the hive through mite control - 24/10/2014...
09/23/2014 - PLOS ONE: Can We Disrupt the Sensing of Honey Bees by the Bee ...
09/10/2014 - Honey Bee Viruses, the Deadly Varroa Mite Associates - eXtension
08/11/2014 - USDA Awards MSU 6.9 Million Dollar Grant to Help Bees
07/02/2014 - Bloodsucking Mite Threatens UK Honeybees
06/30/2014 - Honey Bee Apis mellifera Parasites in the Absence of Nosema ce...
06/17/2014 - Honeybee Mites - Using Lethal RNAi Gene Knockdown to Control P...
06/04/2014 - USDA Considers Ways to Stabilize Hives
04/17/2014 - Minimizing Honey Bee Exposure to Pesticides
04/08/2014 - Genetic Bases of Tolerance to Varroa destructor in Honey Bees
03/28/2014 - Wild Bee Hives Hit by Killer Parasite
02/14/2014 - Queen Honeybees with VSH Trait Aid in Varroa Control
02/11/2014 - Bayer CropSciences Second Annual Bee Care Tour Launched in Was...
01/28/2014 - Common Crop Pesticides Kill Honeybee Larvae in the Hive
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