How varroa mites take advantage of managed beekeeping practices
Tuesday, May 9, 2017 - 13:52
in Mathematics & Economics
As the managed honey bee industry continues to grapple with significant annual colony losses, the Varroa destructor mite is emerging as the leading culprit. And, it turns out, the very nature of modern beekeeping may be allowing the mite to 'co-opt' several honey bee behaviors to its own benefit and disperse widely, even though the mite itself is not a highly mobile insect.