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Man versus mite

How do you kill 10,000 mites living amidst 30,000 bees?  There are two general classes of miticides: synthetic (sometimes called “hard” chemicals), and naturally occurring (“soft”) chemicals.  “Hard” chemicals are basically variations of pesticides (pyrethroids, organophosphates) used in the agriculture … Continue reading

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