A mite that parasitizes honeybees can turn formerly small-time, local virus strains into widespread, dominant hazards.
Honeybees in Hawaii, like the one shown on the native Hawaiian tree “Ohi’a,” face worsening risks from deformed wing virus as the Varroa destructor mite spreads across the islands.
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