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    • Tiny brown-domed Female varroa mite with eight legs
    Rights: Gilles San Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0 Published 24 July 2023 Size: 55 KB Referencing Hub media

    Varroa destructor, a mite that parasitises the honey bee Apis mellifera. This tiny creature has been named as the worst threat to honey bee health worldwide.

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      Using RNAi to control varroa mites

      The varroa mite is a tiny but destructive pest responsible for the deaths of many honey bee colonies in Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world. These mites feed and reproduce on bee larvae and ...

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