Scientific American article on a potential new threat to honeybees

[Mohan Raj]

The tropilaelaps mite has been infesting colonies in Asia.  It hasn’t been seen in North America yet, but scientists are sure it will arrive here eventually.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-new-bee-crisis-could-make-your-food-scarce-and-expensive/

[Kristina T]

This was discussed at last year’s WASBA conference. It sounded more difficult to treat than Varroa. Scary stuff!

On Fri, May 16, 2025 at 5:30 AM Mohan Raj <conver...@olympiabeekeepers.org> wrote:

The tropilaelaps mite has been infesting colonies in Asia.  It hasn’t been seen in North America yet, but scientists are sure it will arrive here eventually.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-new-bee-crisis-could-make-your-food-scarce-and-expensive/

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