Can colony size of honeybees (Apis mellifera) be used as predictor for colony losses due to Varroa destructor during winter?
C. van Dooremalen, F. Van Langevelde
The paper investigates if honeybee colony size can predict winter losses caused by Varroa destructor, finding that size differences only emerge after November, too late for intervention.
bioRxiv · Jun 22, 2020Ecology