How beekeepers help deadly parasites thrive
May 10, 2017
From: Cosmos Magazine
Modern beekeeping practices are contributing to commercial bee colony collapse. Andrew Masterson reports.
Deadly mite infestations considered a leading cause of the continuing collapse of the global commercial honey-bee industry are being abetted by modern bee-keeping practices, new research suggests.
The research, published in the journal Environmental Entomology, points the finger at the practices of siting commercial hives too close to each other, and of thwarting the bees’ swarming behavior, for creating conditions ideal for the rapid growth and spread of the parasitic Varroa mite.
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