Burand tells state legislature that varroa mites are the top reason for bee colony collapse

August 5, 2015

From: University of Massachusetts/Amherst | College of Natural Sciences

John P. Burand, Microbiology, told a legislative hearing in Boston looking at the collapse of honeybee hives in the state that banning chemicals called neonicotinoids only addresses part of the problem. He said Varroa mites are the top cause of bee colony collapse. Boston Globe

 

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