Varroa Mites Are a Honeybee’s 8-Legged Nightmare | Deep Look
Every year, up to half the honeybee colonies in the U.S. die. Varroa mites, the bees’ ghastly parasites, are one of the main culprits. After hitching a ride into a hive, a mite mom hides in a honeycomb cell, where she and her offspring feed on a growing bee. But beekeepers and scientists are helping honeybees fight back.
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Photo of varroa mite: D. Kucharski K. Kucharska/
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To feed, a varroa mite nestles between a honeybee’s protective plates. It digs in with its gnarly mouth, the gnathosoma. The mite sinks it into a crucial organ called the fat body, a laye
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