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How varroa kill bees
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Kim Flottum <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:01:25 -0400
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 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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