0 a mite (= a very small animal similar to a spider) that is harmful to bees: --
State beehive inspector Alfred Carl says that since 1987, a parasite called the varroa mite has devastated the bee population.
These vapours are highly toxic to varroa mites but concentrations are not high enough to harm the honey bees.
Nepoviruses are transmitted between plants by nematodes, varroa mites and honeybees.
Applications for the authorisation of new veterinary medicines to control varroa mites are matters for the pharmaceutical industry.
That programme has already significantly increased our understanding of the relationship between varroa mites, their associated viruses and bee health.
An open, screened bottom providing both ventilation and varroa mite ejection appears more hygienic than a closed bottom.
A decline in pollinator services and loss of fruit production has been caused by honey bees infected by the invasive varroa mite.
As a result a varroa mite calculator and accompanying leaflet have been produced which will help beekeepers assess mite populations in colonies and consequently optimise treatments.
Their use would help to tackle the problem and create a rotation in the treatment of the varroa mite.
