Honeybees - Mites

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Honeybees - Mites

FromPulse of the Planet Podcast with Jim Metzner | Science | Nature | Environment | Technology

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Nov 1, 2016

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Predatory insect mites are infecting honeybee hives, but pesticides used to control the mites just might be making things worse! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Nov 1, 2016

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Honeybees - Mites

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