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Record US Honey Bee Losses and What Mite Be Behind Them

Bee colonies in the United States are being decimated by mites that have developed immunity to a key pesticide.

By Darlene McCormick Sanchez
EPOCH TIMES NEWS WIRE

In arid South Texas, home to mesquite and cacti, it hasn’t been uncommon for commercial beekeeper Robert Wheeler to lose half his bees every year.

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