Author: GPW

LOS ANGELES — Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite about the size of a pinhead, but its impact on global beekeeping has been enormous. The mite attaches to honey bees, feeds on their fat bodies, weakens their immune systems, and transmits multiple viruses capable of collapsing entire colonies. Since its arrival in the United States...

LOS ANGELES — Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite about the size of a pinhead, but its impact on global beekeeping has been enormous. The mite attaches to honey bees, feeds on their fat bodies, weakens their immune systems, and transmits multiple viruses capable of collapsing entire colonies. Since its arrival in the United States...

LOS ANGELES — Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite about the size of a pinhead, but its impact on global beekeeping has been enormous. The mite attaches to honey bees, feeds on their fat bodies, weakens their immune systems, and transmits multiple viruses capable of collapsing entire colonies. Since its arrival in the United States...

LOS ANGELES — Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite about the size of a pinhead, but its impact on global beekeeping has been enormous. The mite attaches to honey bees, feeds on their fat bodies, weakens their immune systems, and transmits multiple viruses capable of collapsing entire colonies. Since its arrival in the United States...

LOS ANGELES — Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite about the size of a pinhead, but its impact on global beekeeping has been enormous. The mite attaches to honey bees, feeds on their fat bodies, weakens their immune systems, and transmits multiple viruses capable of collapsing entire colonies. Since its arrival in the United States...

LOS ANGELES — Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite about the size of a pinhead, but its impact on global beekeeping has been enormous. The mite attaches to honey bees, feeds on their fat bodies, weakens their immune systems, and transmits multiple viruses capable of collapsing entire colonies. Since its arrival in the United States...

LOS ANGELES — Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite about the size of a pinhead, but its impact on global beekeeping has been enormous. The mite attaches to honey bees, feeds on their fat bodies, weakens their immune systems, and transmits multiple viruses capable of collapsing entire colonies. Since its arrival in the United States...

LOS ANGELES — Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite about the size of a pinhead, but its impact on global beekeeping has been enormous. The mite attaches to honey bees, feeds on their fat bodies, weakens their immune systems, and transmits multiple viruses capable of collapsing entire colonies. Since its arrival in the United States...

LOS ANGELES — Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite about the size of a pinhead, but its impact on global beekeeping has been enormous. The mite attaches to honey bees, feeds on their fat bodies, weakens their immune systems, and transmits multiple viruses capable of collapsing entire colonies. Since its arrival in the United States...

LOS ANGELES — Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite about the size of a pinhead, but its impact on global beekeeping has been enormous. The mite attaches to honey bees, feeds on their fat bodies, weakens their immune systems, and transmits multiple viruses capable of collapsing entire colonies. Since its arrival in the United States...