Fighting Varroa Destructor

How to build an effective strategy for monitoring and combating the most notorious bee parasite?

Our aim is to make a valuable contribution to the global fight against Varroa by enhancing beekeepers' knowledge. This menace affects beekeepers worldwide, and by expanding their understanding of Varroa, we hope to assist in this battle. We provide you with articles, comprehensive files, quizzes, and tutorials that will not only allow you to test your knowledge but also to enrich and deepen it.

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Case study: A Failed Late Summer Varroa Treatment?

9 September 2025

Survey results offer new perspective on high US colony losses

28 July 2025

Apivar 2.0: Quicker action against varroa mites, with less amitraz

24 July 2025

Adjust your treatment calendar depending on the season and honey flows

18 July 2025

What‘s driving the US bee colony losses?

by Véto-pharma
11 July 2023

Here are 5 reasons why Amiflex is so easy to use and can save you time and energy in treating your hive against varroa mites.

Effects of sublethal doses of fluvalinate on honey bees’ homing ability and flight behavior

by Véto-pharma
8 June 2023

Summary of the scientific publication “Sublethal fluvalinate negatively affects the development and flight capacity of honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) workers” by Wu, Xiaobo, et al., 2022.

Varroa quiz – Test your knowledge of the varroa mite

by Véto-pharma
31 May 2023

Varroa quiz – The Véto-pharma team has gathered 16 questions to test your knowledge on Varroa destructor. Do you think you don’t know anything? Maybe we will succeed in surprising

Amiflex – New varroa mite treatment for commercial beekeepers in the USA

by Véto-pharma
26 April 2023

Véto-pharma has just obtained the EPA federal registration for Amiflex®, a 7-day-flash treatment specially designed for bees and commercial operations.

Field Bioassay to detect varroa mite resistance in the apiary

by Ulrike Marsky
24 March 2023

Bioassay protocols to detect amitraz resistance have been proposed by several researchers in the previous years. But the variation of protocols can lead to different results. In addition, the result

Quiz – Integrated Pest Management for varroa mites

by Véto-pharma
23 March 2023

Test your knowledge on the Integrated Pest Management strategies for Varroa destructor with this varroa quiz including 15 new questions!

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