SOURCE: Friday, 9 August, 2002, 13:25 GMT 14:25 UK BBC News
Fungi help combat honeybee killer
Varroa mites have devastated some honeybee colonies
Fungi could soon be helping beekeepers control a parasitic mite that before now has killed up to 70% of colonies.Research shows that the fungi can kill Varroajust as effectively as the chemicals currently used to keep populations [...]