Varroa mites, those blood-sucking little parasites that are major pests of honey bee colonies, can...
Snow bees
SNOW BEES? No, these bees are covered with powdered sugar to determine varroa mite infestation. Their sisters will quickly groom them. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Cleaning Machines
WORKER BEES remove powdered sugar from their sisters. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Lickin’ Good
SUGAR-COVERED honey bee is groomed by her sister. Some beekeepers use a "sugar shake" to determine the level of mite infestation. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Varroa mite
VARROA MITE (Varroa jacobsoni) on a drone pupae. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey
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Thursday, August 5, 2010 at
8:36 PM
If you have a bee hive, you most likely have mites.Varroa mites, those blood-sucking parasites that...
Varroa Mite
HONEY BEE foraging on lavender while a Varroa mite (see reddish-brown spot between her wings) is sucking her blood. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ouch!
VARROA MITE (see reddish-brown spot between the bee's wings) sucking blood. This honey bee is nectaring lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Friday, May 14, 2010 at
6:46 PM
What's wrong with this photo?A honey bee is nectaring a lavender, right? Right.But if you look...
Mite on bee
VARROA MITE on a honey bee (see raised reddish-brown spot under the wing). The mites reproduce in the hive, sucking the blood of pupae. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up
CLOSE-UP of a Varroa mite on a honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Friday, November 13, 2009 at
9:06 PM
It's not a pretty sight--the Varroa mite attacking a honey bee.
Beekeepers are accustomed to...
Varroa Mite
THIS VARROA MITE is feeding on a drone pupa. Varroa mites reproduce in the brood cells and attack the developing bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Mite Free
UNLIKE many bees, these drones (males) are mite free. Most hives throughout the United States have Varroa mites. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Friday, October 9, 2009 at
6:34 PM
The BBC this week examined colony collapse disorder (CCD), a mysterious phenomonen characterized by...
Varroa mite on drone
VARROA MITE on drone. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Tiny mite
TINY MITE--The tip of the pen shows just how tiny the varroa mite is. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Thursday, March 12, 2009 at
6:40 PM