Varroa mite pesticide University of Sydney research hormone receptors

Jamieson Murphy
Updated August 18 2022 - 10:19am, first published August 2 2022 - 9:00am
THREAT: A Varroa mite (inset) which creates headaches for European honey bees, and thus many areas requiring pollination.
THREAT: A Varroa mite (inset) which creates headaches for European honey bees, and thus many areas requiring pollination.

IT'S never been done before, but Australian scientists are confident they create a pesticide that kills varroa mite without harming bees.

Jamieson Murphy

Jamieson Murphy

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Newcastle Herald news director. Interested in any and all yarns. Whisper g'day mate to me at jamieson.murphy@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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