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VIDEO: Varroa bee mite now on Big Island
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by Big Island Video News
on Aug 22, 2008 at 9:59 am

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August 22, 2008 – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii VIDEO by David Corrigan It is the news that beekeepers and farmers have been dreading to hear… the destructive varroa bee mite has been discovered in Hilo. The mite can kill an entire colony in weeks, and spreads easily. The impact on local agriculture could be disastrous. Hawaii Department […]

August 22, 2008 – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
VIDEO by David Corrigan

It is the news that beekeepers and farmers have been dreading to hear… the destructive varroa bee mite has been discovered in Hilo. The mite can kill an entire colony in weeks, and spreads easily. The impact on local agriculture could be disastrous. Hawaii Department of Agriculture Entomologist Patrick Conant explains the developing situation.

NOTE: The beekeeper and honeybee video is file footage shot in New Jersey one year ago.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: beekeepers, honeybees, Patrick Conant, varroa mite

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