As Tropilaelaps Mites Move West, Researchers Lean on Lessons Learned From Varroa

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Having recently spread from Asia to eastern Europe, Tropilaelaps mercedesae mites could threaten honey bees worldwide, researchers say, but decades of hard-won lessons from managing Varroa destructor may help scientists and beekeepers detect, track, and control the emerging pests before they spread farther and losses escalate. [Read more]

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