Using Fungi to Kill Mites and Save Bees

Dr. Nicholas Naeger Washington State University assistant research professor discusses honey bee nutrition and a new fungus strain could provide a chemical-free method for eradicating mites that kill honey bees. A team led by Washington State University entomologists bred a strain of Metarhizium, a common fungus found in soils around the world, to work as a control agent against varroa mites.