IIRC the Asian honey bee is more resilient to mites
Yes, they remove the mites if they detect them. Asian honey bee colonies usually do not collapse from varroa mites.
But since European honey bees produce much more honey, the are the prefered species and used worldwide
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Yes, they remove the mites if they detect them. Asian honey bee colonies usually do not collapse from varroa mites.
But since European honey bees produce much more honey, the are the prefered species and used worldwide