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Discovery of two new mutations in the parasite ' Varroa ' that allow you to resist pesticides and continue killing bees

  • May 20th, 2016
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Researchers Americans, Spaniards and Germans, led by Joel Gonzalez Cabrera, of the University of Valencia (Dep. Genetics) , published Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE ' study describes two new mutations that allow the Varroa bee mite destroyer adapt and survive chemical treatments . The work addresses one of the biggest problems of beekeeping and agriculture : a mite populations can decimate the world of bees.

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