Honey bee with a varroa mite (IMAGE)

US Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service

Honey bee with a varroa mite

Caption

An ARS-developed line of bees that naturally has low levels of Varroa mites is more than twice as likely to survive the winter than standard honey bees. Larger format available on request.

Credit

ARS-USDA

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

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