Beekeepers urged to check hives for menacing mite
August 22, 2017
From: WXXI News
By Beth Adams
***
Experts are urging local beekeepers to check their hives now and every three weeks for the varroa mite. The tiny parasite is posing a serious threat to New York’s honeybee population, which was reduced 44 percent last year.
“We do surveys twice a year in New York State – we just deal with the little guy, the sideliner beekeeper – and more than half of the beekeepers do not check for this pest,” said Pat Bono, project director of the Rochester-based nonprofit New York Bee Wellness. The USDA funded project educates beginning and small scale, non-commercial beekeepers.
Leave a Comment