MINNEAPOLIS -- The nation's honeybees are dying at an alarming rate. A recent study found that Minnesota beekeepers lost more than 50 percent of their bees last year. Varroa mites can kill colonies, ...
Every year, up to half the honeybee colonies in the U.S. die. Varroa mites, the bees’ ghastly parasites, are one of the main culprits. After hitching a ride into a hive, a mite mom hides in a ...