- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
i found this in an area where dana ask for advice on what to do:
Hi Dana,
No worries... Aunt M seems to have enough on her mind with those "varroa mites" (FYI.. misspelled on the site). I did some research on those things.... very nasty. How goes her fight against those little beasties?
Celina
i looked up varroa mites and found this:
Varroa mites are external honeybee parasites that attack both the adults and the brood, with a distinct preference for drone brood. They suck the blood from both the adults and the developing brood, weakening and shortening the life span of the ones on which they feed. Emerging brood may be deformed with missing legs or wings. Untreated infestations of varroa mites that are allowed to increase will kill honeybee colonies. Losses due to these parasitic mites are often confused with causes such as winter mortality and queenlessness if the colonies are not examined for mites.
they are kinda like the flood huh?