BEE VARROA MITES
May 1st, 2004
BY MONICA DOBIE
AMERICAN Agricultural Research Service scientists have discovered a way to protect honey bee colonies from being wiped out by voracious varroa mites, by breeding bees with an identified genetic trait that suppresses the reproduction of the mites in infested colonies.
AMERICAN Agricultural Research Service scientists have discovered a way to protect honey bee colonies from being wiped out by voracious varroa mites, by breeding bees with an identified genetic trait that suppresses the reproduction of the mites in infested colonies.
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