date:Mar 18, 2022
ctive integrated pest management (IPM) schemes are necessary to prevent the onset of resistance in mites and maintain good mite control, and these require the use of various treatment options in rotation. A Genome BC funded project, Identification of the target sites of a new acaricide against the honey bee parasite, Varroa destructor offers a novel, urgently needed tool in IPM.
A new acaricide against varroa that does not visibly harm the bees and has no adverse effects in vertebrates has been