The Varroa mite is native to Southeast Asia, where it cohabited with the Asian bee Apis cerana for centuries. This bee has developed a certain resistance to the parasite, allowing it to maintain a natural balance. However, the arrival of Varroa in Europe in the mid-1980s had devastating consequences for the European honey bee Apis mellifera, which...
The Varroa mite is native to Southeast Asia, where it cohabited with the Asian bee Apis cerana for centuries. This bee has developed a certain resistance to the parasite, allowing it to maintain a natural balance. However, the arrival of Varroa in Europe in the mid-1980s had devastating consequences for the European honey bee Apis mellifera, which has not developed the same defenses against this invasive parasite.