UNCG student’s research could save honey bee colonies
November 18, 2015
From UNCG Now | University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Story by Jeanie Groh, University Relations
Photography by Martin W. Kane, University Relations
Kaira Wagoner inspects a UNCG beehive.
Kaira Wagoner, UNCG’s Biology Department’s first doctoral student, has uncovered a chemical that could increase the odds of honey bee survival by helping them better combat the parasites within their hives.
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Wagoner’s research focuses on Varroa destructor, also called the Varroa mite.
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