Source: Allan Maurer, WRAL TECHWIRE, 5/13/20

 Honeybees pollinate crops from blueberries in Maine to almonds in California and are one of the most important pollinators in North Carolina. As a result, a global decline in honeybee populations during the past few decades has become a serious environmental concern. Now, researchers at the University of North Carolina Greensboro are working on a new tool to combat one of the major causes of honeybee declines: the parasitic mite Varroa destructor and the numerous harmful pathogens it vectors.

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