ARS MICROSCOPY RESEARCH HELPS UNRAVEL THE WORKINGS OF A MAJOR HONEY BEE PEST

Research by scientists at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the University of Maryland released today sheds new light — and reverses decades of scientific dogma — regarding a honey bee pest (Varroa destructor) that is considered the greatest single driver of the global honey bee colony losses. Managed honey bee colonies add at least ….