Varroa mites have been causing serious problems in bee colonies in the United States since the late nineteen eighties.

瓦螨已造成美国蜜蜂自19世纪80年代后期严重的问题。

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It also lays eggs in the cell where the bee larvae are developing and the young bee then emerges already carrying the mites.

并而且在幼蜂成长的蜂巢内产卵并而且那些虫卵可以寄生在幼小的蜜蜂身上。

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Varroa mites have been causing serious problems in bee colonies in the United States since the late nineteen eighties.

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Far more threatening to the bee-driven economy are varroa mites, ticklike parasites that first showed up in the U.S. in 1986.

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Conversely, where Varroa mites are not present, bee populations thrive even when neonicotinoids are heavily used.

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"I think it is amazing that despite all the years of intensive study there are still massive discoveries to be made about fundamental honey-bee physiology such as the ability to paralyse small insects and mites, " he said.

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