Diseases of the honey bee include:Pests and parasitesVarroa mites Varroa destructor and Varroa jacobsoni are
parasitic mites that feed off the bodily fluids of adult,
pupal and
larval bees.
Varroa mites can be seen with the naked eye as a small red or brown spot on the bee's thorax. Varroa are carriers for a
virus that is particularly damaging to the bees. Bees that are infected with this virus during their development will often have a visible
"K-wing" deformity.
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