Fighting Varroa Destructor

How to build an effective strategy for monitoring and combating the most notorious bee parasite?

Our aim is to make a valuable contribution to the global fight against Varroa by enhancing beekeepers' knowledge. This menace affects beekeepers worldwide, and by expanding their understanding of Varroa, we hope to assist in this battle. We provide you with articles, comprehensive files, quizzes, and tutorials that will not only allow you to test your knowledge but also to enrich and deepen it.

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Clinical case: Varroa management challenges in Iberian Black Bee colonies

18 December 2024

Tropilaelaps mites: the next big beekeeping challenge

4 October 2024

Does a stronger bee colony lead to higher varroa mite infestation?

26 September 2024

The role of pesticides exposure in the explosion of varroa mite infestation

4 September 2024

Potential interactions between oxalic acid and amitraz in controlling varroa mites

by Véto-pharma
31 May 2023

Varroa quiz – The Véto-pharma team has gathered 16 questions to test your knowledge on Varroa destructor. Do you think you don’t know anything? Maybe we will succeed in surprising

Amiflex – New varroa mite treatment for commercial beekeepers in the USA

by Véto-pharma
26 April 2023

Véto-pharma has just obtained the EPA federal registration for Amiflex®, a 7-day-flash treatment specially designed for bees and commercial operations.

Field Bioassay to detect varroa mite resistance in the apiary

by Ulrike Marsky
24 March 2023

Bioassay protocols to detect amitraz resistance have been proposed by several researchers in the previous years. But the variation of protocols can lead to different results. In addition, the result

Quiz – Integrated Pest Management for varroa mites

by Véto-pharma
23 March 2023

Test your knowledge on the Integrated Pest Management strategies for Varroa destructor with this varroa quiz including 15 new questions!

Varroa mite infestation impacts the bee colonies’ thermoregulation

by Véto-pharma
28 October 2022

New findings indicate varroa mites reduce bees’ ability to efficiently thermo-regulate their body temperature, making them more vulnerable to cold temperatures.

Apivar efficacy: the most efficient varroa treatment of 2021 in France

by Véto-pharma
26 October 2022

After 25 years of use in beekeeping, Apivar still showed the best efficacy among varroa mite treatments tested in France in 2021.

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