Blue Sky Bee Supply Blog
Varroa Mites Feed on the Fat Bodies of Honey Bees, Not the Hemolymph. This is Important!
Above: An image showing a cross section of a varroa mite feeding on a honey bee’s abdominal cavity is one of several ARS microscopy images changing what we know about how mites damage honey bees.Research by scientists at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the University of Maryland released today sheds new light — and reverses decades of scientific dogma — regarding a honey bee pest (Varroa destructor) that is considered the greatest single driver of the global honey bee colony losses.
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30th Jan 2019
Honey Bee Health Coalition, Partners Secure $475,000 Grant to Test Potential Treatments for Destructive Varroa Mite Infestations
The Honey Bee Health Coalition announced today that
it has collaborated with an international team of 12 scientists to
secure more than $475,000 in grant funds from the Foundation for Food
and Agriculture Research to facilitate the testing of chemical compounds
that could help beekeepers more effectively treat Varroa mite (Varroa destructor)
infestations. This funding, matched by participants and industry
members to provide more than $1 million in total support, a
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19th Mar 2018