Africa can solve the global honey-bee crisis

October 14, 2015

From: QUARTZ

Written by: Vincent Dietemann, University of Pretoria

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In contrast, the invasion by the most damaging honeybee parasite, the well named mite Varroa destructor, does not show the same long term devastating effect on some African honeybee populations.

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Despite the general positive situation, worrying signs of declining populations have recently been reported in Madagascar, Kenya and South Africa. This is where colonies succumb to the newly arrived varroa mite or where beekeepers have increasing difficulty trapping wild swarms to build their stocks.

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