A little-known virus has been tagged as a suspect, or maybe just an opportunistic marker of disease, in the recent unexplained disappearances of honeybees.
CARRIER? U.S. honeybees have been plagued by the varroa mite (dark, rounded parasite on this bee’s back) which spreads and aggravates diseases, possibly including Israeli acute paralysis. USDA
During the past year, an estimated 23 percent of U.S.
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