June 27, 2016

New insights into a tiny mite’s appetite may help scientists protect honeybees

by Megan Cartwright

For the tiny Varroa mite, a honeybee colony is like a buffet with all your favorite foods. There are tender pupae, newly-emerged adults, middle-aged nurse bees, and grizzled, three-week-old foragers. With all those options, which bee’s...