For decades, beekeepers have fought a tiny parasite called Varroa destructor, which has devastated honey-bee colonies around the world. But an even deadlier mite, Tropilaelaps mercedesae – or “tropi” ...

Tropi’s natural host is the giant honey-bee (Apis dorsata), common across South and Southeast Asia. At some point, the mite jumped to the western honey-bee (Apis mellifera), the species kept by ...

University of Otago research reveals bees' sense of smell gives them a fighting chance against the deadly parasitic mite, Varroa destructor. Varroa mites present one of the greatest challenges to ...

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