URI_Research _Magazine_Momentum_Spring_2020_Melissa-McCarthy

Newly emerged honeybee bearing a varroa mite on her thorax cleans out the cell in which she developed. Photo by Casey Johnson ‘19

Completing the synthesis of a new compound for varroa management by performing a separation.

“You can’t do everything in the lab, you need field space, and the University helps us by keeping East Farm available.” - Steve Alm

Professors Kiesewetter and Alm inspecting the beehive with their students.

Sticky cards are used beneath beehives to catch and count varroa mites as they fall. A mite count above 15, like this one, indicates a dangerous mite level.

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