Source Used: B
Three Most Interesting Points:
1. It’s the number one most prevalent cause of honeybee death on the entire planet – clearly something that it pretty serious! They live on the outside of honeybees and latch onto the bees, feeding on the bee’s blood.
2. The mites can give viruses to the bees that deform the wings and cause them to be unable to fly. In more severe cases, too many mites in a single brood cell can cause the pupa to die before it can develop into an adult bee.
3. Incest is apparently the norm for varroa mites. Icky.
Questions: How did they spread from Asia to America? Do the larvae not notice the mites crawling in and can they not alert the adults?
To Look For: Varroa mites.
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