Bee decline: Two diseases are combining to destroy global honey bees
March 7, 2016
From: International Business Times
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“The varroa mite is a particular concern for beekeeping,” Lena Wilfert told IBTimes UK, author of the University of Exeter report. “In combination with deformed wing virus, an entire colony can be dead by spring.”
Wilfert describes in her latest research how varroa is linked to a genetic virus, known as deformed wing virus. This virus uses varroa as a vector for infection.
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