Winter may not be bees’ biggest threat
October 24, 2016
From: The Rocky Mountain Goat News
by MIKE PODINA & MONICA MARCU
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Varroa mite infestation seems to be considered by bee specialists as one of the main causes of honeybee colony mortality. Indeed, many of our local beekeepers needed to treat for varroa mites this year, but in August a new and serious threat was discovered.
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Apocephalus borealis is a species of North American parasitoid phorid fly that parasitizes bumblebees and wasps.
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