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Varroa Mites Are a Honeybee's 8-Legged Nightmare

Beekeepers and scientists are helping honeybees fight off varroa mites.

10/25/2023

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Deep Look

Varroa Mites Are a Honeybee's 8-Legged Nightmare

Season 10 Episode 14 | 6m 41sVideo has Closed Captions

Beekeepers and scientists are helping honeybees fight off varroa mites.

Every year, up to half the honeybee colonies in the U.S. die. Varroa mites, the bees’ ghastly parasites, are one of the main culprits. After hitching a ride into a hive, a mite mom hides in a honeycomb cell, where she and her offspring feed on a growing bee. But beekeepers and scientists are helping honeybees fight back.

10/25/2023

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Deep Look

Varroa Mites Are a Honeybee's 8-Legged Nightmare

Season 10 Episode 14 | 6m 41sVideo has Closed Captions

Every year, up to half the honeybee colonies in the U.S. die. Varroa mites, the bees’ ghastly parasites, are one of the main culprits. After hitching a ride into a hive, a mite mom hides in a honeycomb cell, where she and her offspring feed on a growing bee. But beekeepers and scientists are helping honeybees fight back.

10/25/2023

FromDigital Studios

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