This from MSN this morning buried in an article on varroa in Hawaii....
Varroa mites, indigenous to Asia but spreading on the U.S. Mainland,
bore holes in a bee's body for the blood. The bee's wings then fall off.
Until now there have been no Varroa mites in Hawaii.
So now we know.....
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