Tag Archives: bee viruses
Podcast: 2025 – Ten Bee News Stories
A lot happened in 2025, so I’m ending the About Bees, Culture & Curiosity podcast year (Season 6 Episode 12) with stories from bee news that you might enjoy. Listen to this short (30 minute) collection of some of the science … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, Commercial Beekeeping, Culture, or lack thereof, Ecology, Pesticides, Podcasts, Science
Tagged bee nutrition, bee viruses, beekeeping, bees, varroa mites
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Oh dear, a virus ‘jumps’ from plants to bees
The bane of the bee is varroa. We warn new beekeepers that varroa will kill their bees faster than they can say “varroosis“ five times. Varroa kills. Thirty years ago, the mites weren’t as bad as they are now. In … Continue reading
Posted in Bee Biology, Diseases and Pests, Ecology, Science
Tagged bee viruses, tobacco, varroa mites
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Bee Virus with a Cute Name
It will never end. But at least this one has a cute name: The Moku virus. Science Daily had a piece, A New Threat to Bees Worldwide, which gives us yet another bee story that may go viral. The Moku … Continue reading
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