Kauai Braces for Varroa Onslaught
June 7, 2016
From: The Garden Island | Kauai’s newspaper since 1901
In search of ‘nice bees’
KCC receives grant for queen bee rearing
PUHI — When the Varroa Mite makes its appearance on Kauai, we want to be prepared, said Dr. Georgeanne Purvinis of the Kauai Community College Technology Department.
“In 2007, when the Varroa Mite appeared on Oahu, it cleaned out 65 percent of Oahu hives,” Purvinis said Wednesday, while preparing for the second round of queen bee insemination at the college’s apiary lab. “Eventually, it will get to Kauai.”
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