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Zep----- varroa mite

Lots of misinformation and confusion out there, ( not you guys). Especially "colony collapse disorder"

Most of the experts agree that the varroa mite weakens the hive and serves as a vector for other diseases, especially viruses. It's these diseases that kill the bees, plus other things like pesticides, man etc.. Leading to colony collapse.

The bees would/will eventually breed increased resistance on their own, which they are, and man is trying to speed that along. The problem is of course man cannot financially wait for bees to do this on their own, so many are forced by their wallet to treat bees with chemicals to get rid of the mite. This of course breeds mite resistance to these chemicals, makes the problem worse, and hinders evolution of resistance strains of bees

There are many beekeepers however, and several large govt/ university projects that are breeding increasingly resistant bees

Long story short---- the bees will eventually evolve and be fine, our agriculture dependent on bees may take a hit in the meantime.


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