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Pain in the Neck

To a beekeeper, it's a four-letter word. Mite. Specifically, the varroa mite, also known as...

Varroa Mite

VARROA MITE on a worker bee (see crab-shaped parasite near her head). These undertaker bees were trying to remove a drone larva from the hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Mite on Pupa

VARROA mite is quite visible on this honey bee pupa. It's a blood-sucking parasite. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 8:09 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bee Briefs (2), Eric Mussen (295), Varroa destructor (4), varroa mites (14)

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