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[[Image:Varroa Mite on honeybee pupa.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Kika De La Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center Weslaco, Texas, USA (Wikimedia Commons)]]
*More commonly known as the honeybee mite
*'''Notifiable disease in the UK'''
*Oval
*1-1.5mm in length
*Eggs are laid in the hive and develop with the brood cells
'''Pathogenesis'''
*Blood-sucking
*Weakens adult bees
*Damages growing larval bees resulting in deformities
'''Control'''
*Acaricidal strips hung between combs
*Destroy colonies in apiary (if isolated outbreak)
*Monitor mite numbers and treat if widespread[[Category:Mites]]
[[Image:Varroa Mite on honeybee pupa.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Kika De La Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center Weslaco, Texas, USA (Wikimedia Commons)]]
*More commonly known as the honeybee mite
*'''Notifiable disease in the UK'''
*Oval
*1-1.5mm in length
*Eggs are laid in the hive and develop with the brood cells
'''Pathogenesis'''
*Blood-sucking
*Weakens adult bees
*Damages growing larval bees resulting in deformities
'''Control'''
*Acaricidal strips hung between combs
*Destroy colonies in apiary (if isolated outbreak)
*Monitor mite numbers and treat if widespread[[Category:Mites]]