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When Varroa Mites Hitch a Ride

A varroa mite attached to a honey bee forager. It's the reddish brown spot near the wing. The bee is foraging on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Those blood-sucking varroa mites (Varroa destructor) are considered the No. 1 enemy of beekeepers....

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Posted on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 4:40 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Allan Jones (1), bumble bee (1), carpenter bee (1), Eric Mussen (7), honey bee (2), Robbin Thorp (1), Varroa destructor (2), varroa mite (12)

Smell Like a Bee

Questions about the Varroa mite (Varroa destructor), enemies of honey bees, are often asked at the Linnaean Games. This varroa is on a drone pupa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)Mite on drone pupa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Newly published research by a Michigan State University-led team indicates that one of the reasons...

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Posted on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at 6:02 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: bee research (1), Eric Mussen (7), Varroa destructor (2), Varroa mite (12)

Targeting the Varroa Mite

Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen (second from left) talks to a UC Davis class in the apiary of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. Third from left is forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey, one of the two class instructors.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Beekeepers know the varroa mite as "Public Enemy No. 1." And it's an enemy to be reckoned with,...

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Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 5:18 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Eric Mussen (7), Robert Kimsey (1), Steve Nadler (1), varroa mite (12), varroa mites (1)

The Lavender Blossom Special

Honey bee in flight, heading toward a lavender blossom. Note the varroa mite on her head.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

If you want to take photos of honey bees in flight, do so early in the morning. They don't move as...

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Posted on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 9:34 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: honey bees (3), lavender (1), varroa mite (12)

Fighting the Mite

Varroa Mite on Pupa

There's joy on the horizon for beekeepers battling that pesky Varroa mite.They may soon have a...

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Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2010 at 5:17 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: genetic technique (1), University of Aberdeen (1), Varroa mite (12)

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