What do Varroa feed on?

[Blunt Spike]

If you haven't seen this yet, this short video offers some interesting insight and hope for us all!
I cant post links so you will need to add // after https: and before youtu with no spaces in between.
https:youtu.be/dq52ug3HTxY

 

[For want of a better word]

If you haven't seen this yet, this short video offers some interesting insight and hope for us all!
I cant post links so you will need to add // after https: and before youtu with no spaces in between.
https:youtu.be/dq52ug3HTxY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqmBpXxWZYs

unless URL is corrupted?

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[Millet]

That link does not work properly for some reason Hoppit, i liked this little talk a while back i can not remember if she says what they feed on but i found it interesting all the same..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE4emUMyOWs

 

[Blunt Spike]

You can search twitter for Beecraft they have the original link that works

 

[Erichalfbee]

Mine seem to feed on Apibioxal

 

[Millet]

Mine seem to feed on Apibioxal

That does them and other things the world of good..

 

[oliver90owner]

What do Varroa feed on?

Bees? In two parts of the bee life cycle? What more do we need to know?

 

[For want of a better word]

What do Varroa feed on?

Bees? In two parts of the bee life cycle? What more do we need to know?

How to exterminate the little virus transmitting pests, would be nice!!

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[Blunt Spike]

What do Varroa feed on?

Bees? In two parts of the bee life cycle? What more do we need to know?

If you watch the video you will see what part of the Bee. As the video states now they believe to have found what part of the bee they eat, they can now look at ways to beat the mite.

 

[charlievictorbravo]

I've been keeping bees for 4 years and in that time, everybody, it seems, referred to Varroa destructa as feeding on the hemolymph (bees' blood). Very recently, and this may be the work done by the guy, Samuel Ramsey, in the video, I've heard this idea that the mite feed on fat deposits of the honeybee.

He's saying it might be possible to seed these fat deposits with something that will harm the mite - maybe apibioxal! Go, Sam, Go! But don't sell the idea to Monsanto.

If you can't find it here's the link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq52ug3HTxY&feature=youtu.be

CVB

 

[Millet]

I've been keeping bees for 4 years and in that time, everybody, it seems, referred to Varroa destructa as feeding on the hemolymph (bees' blood). Very recently, and this may be the work done by the guy, Samuel Ramsey, in the video, I've heard this idea that the mite feed on fat deposits of the honeybee.

He's saying it might be possible to seed these fat deposits with something that will harm the mite - maybe apibioxal! Go, Sam, Go! But don't sell the idea to Monsanto.

If you can't find it here's the link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq52ug3HTxY&feature=youtu.be

CVB

Very interesting thank you for the link, he seemed hard to take seriously till he started talking do you have any links a bit more in depth.
Thanks
Steve.

 

[Erichalfbee]

I've been keeping bees for 4 years and in that time, everybody, it seems, referred to Varroa destructa as feeding on the hemolymph (bees' blood). Very recently, and this may be the work done by the guy, Samuel Ramsey, in the video, I've heard this idea that the mite feed on fat deposits of the honeybee.

He's saying it might be possible to seed these fat deposits with something that will harm the mite - maybe apibioxal! Go, Sam, Go! But don't sell the idea to Monsanto.

If you can't find it here's the link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq52ug3HTxY&feature=youtu.be

CVB

Samuel Ramsay. I remember reading about this earlier this year

https://www.gradschool.umd.edu/newsroom/3835

https://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showpost.php?p=585386&postcount=16

 

[charlievictorbravo]

I've just found Samuel Ramsey's Facebook page. He's trying to drum up support for a Thesis competition he's entered for. If you'd like to support him and raise the profile of his research, see this - https://www.facebook.com/samuel.ramsey.33

CVB