Dr Stephen Martin and his team from the University of Sheffield have said that a particular strain of Deformed Wing Virus is the main cause of harm to colonies that are infected with the Varroa mite. Their report has just been published in
Science and the BBC covered it extensively on the Today programme and on their website -
Honeybee decline linked to deadly virus and
Honeybee virus: Varroa mite spreads lethal disease.
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