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Deadlier than varroa, a new honey-bee parasite is spreading around the world

Sep. 10, 2025 at 10:24 am CDT

Tropilaelaps mercedesae – or “tropi” – is on the march and Beekeepers fear it will wreak even greater havoc than varroa mites.

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